Category: Food, Beverages & Diet

Study: More evidence low salt diet can kill — Low chloride level associated with mortality

“The results we see from this study are confounding against the knowledge that excess salt is a bad thing.” Continue reading Study: More evidence low salt diet can kill — Low chloride level associated with mortality

Greek yogurt maker Chobani issues recall — ‘No preservatives’ caused food poisoning

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports: Continue reading Greek yogurt maker Chobani issues recall — ‘No preservatives’ caused food poisoning

Population-wide salt reduction makes no sense, according to latest worldwide clinical trial

… and the effect of salt reduction in the salt-sensitive isn’t really anything to write home about. Continue reading Population-wide salt reduction makes no sense, according to latest worldwide clinical trial

Study: Saturated fats don’t stiffen blood vessels or harm function

From a registered clinical trial involving 112 study subjects published in the September 2013 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: Continue reading Study: Saturated fats don’t stiffen blood vessels or harm function