Salt intake seen as health risk prompts curbs
Health experts urge drastic salt reduction citing links to hypertension. Officials from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the Agriculture Department endorse lowering salt. The Center for Science in the Public Interest seeks FDA labeling and limits on added sodium while food makers test no salt added products and advocate flavor with spices.
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Levy
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Swedish Apple Tea Cakes For Bake Sales
Swedish Apple Tea Cakes recipe offers a bake sale option with applesauce and candied ginger. The method uses muffin cups and wax paper, shaping dough into rounds over apple filling, baked at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Cakes can be served warm or cold the same day.
Count Those Nutrients And Milk As The Wholesome Pick
A nutrition education expert from Kansas State University says most soft drinks offer little beyond sugar and water, while milk is the healthier, lower calorie, economical choice for shoppers.
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Mary Clarke
Kansas State Univeristy
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