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Does salt increase thirst?

March 9, 2015
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TITLE: Does salt increase thirst? AUTHOR: Leshem M. REFERENCE: Appetite. 2015 Feb;85:70-5. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.11.014. Epub 2014 Nov 15 YEAR: 2015 Our diet is believed to be overly rich in sodium, and it is commonly believed that sodium intake increases drinking. Hence the concern of a possible contribution of dietary sodium to beverage intake which in turn may contribute to obesity and […]

Accuracy of canadian food labels for sodium content of food

August 29, 2014
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TITLE: Accuracy of canadian food labels for sodium content of food AUTHOR: Fitzpatrick L, Arcand J, L’Abbe M, Deng M, Duhaney T, Campbell N. REFERENCE: Nutrients. 2014 Aug 22;6(8):3326-3335. YEAR: 2014 The accuracy of the Nutrition Facts table (NFt) has a significant impact on Canadian efforts to reduce dietary sodium and monitor sodium content in foods. This study assessed […]