Is salt bad for us? Your body only needs a small amount of salt to be healthy. Eating more salt than you need can be unhealthy as it can increase your blood pressure, which could…
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#TransformYourLife: Salt – what you need to know
By now you’ve probably heard that to be as healthy as possible, you should avoid having too much salt in your diet. And, this much is true. Salt overload is one of the leading causes…
US urges food industry to cut back on salt
The US government on Wednesday released non-binding guidelines for the food industry to slash salt levels in their products to levels considered safe by medical experts and consumer groups. The US Food and Drug Administration…
6 Foods that are really bad for your skin
by Annali Van Zyl What you eat has a huge impact on your complexion – and the results aren’t pretty … Most women never stop battling with our skin. Just as it seems like you…
Salt, sex and booze: lifestyle killers on the rise
The number of people worldwide whose deaths were tied to avoidable health risks like high blood pressure and smoking has shot up by almost 23 percent since 1990, researchers said Friday. According to results published…
How much salt does our body really need?
(By Shenrina Badri) Do you know exactly how much of salt our bodies require and how much you are taking in on a daily basis? Sodium is one of the two minerals found in salt….
Too much salt is linked to 1.65 million deaths per year
People around the world eat twice as much salt as they should, and this behavior translates into 1.65 million heart-related deaths per year, researchers said Wednesday. Excess salt can cause high blood pressure, which is…
Want to look your age or younger for longer? Avoid these foods…
It has been said time and again that “If it tastes too good it’s probably not good for your health” and now apparently even your looks are affected. Some foods we eat can help accelerate…