Sentences with phrase «recommended sodium reduction»

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New research showing that 98 % of homes have packaged food that exceeds the recommended amount of sodium, despite drastic reductions in the last 15 years, should be a wake - up call for manufacturers to cut back on the mineral even more and for consumers...

In comments submitted to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on the sodium reduction guidelines and food category targets due yesterday, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) recommended that categories be streamlined and the timeline to meet the short - term reduction goals be extended to at least four years.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) In comments submitted to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on the sodium reduction guidelines and food category targets due yesterday, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) recommended that categories be streamlined and the timeline to meet the short - term reduction goals be extended to at least four years.

Industry also balked at a recommended reductions in sodium.

«In the absence of such a trial, results of the PURE study argue against reduction of dietary sodium to currently recommended levels as an isolated public health recommendation,» she said.

«The FDA [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] has now recommended a gradual reduction in sodium content in many such foods, which should lead to lower rates of hypertension as well as cardiovascular disease and deaths,» she said.

Consequently, the reductions in sodium intake recommended by health officials will significantly increase the population at risk due to low sodium intake but will benefit only a negligible number of hypertensives who are at increased CVD risk due to high sodium intake.