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The salty suspects: Some 70 percent of the cheeses, soups, cold cuts and pizzas we buy at the grocery store exceed the Food and Drug Administration's "healthy" labeling standards for salt. Since we eat so much bread, it is — perhaps surprisingly — the

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Sodium Sleuths: Do Southerners Eat More Salt Than The Rest Of Us?

5:02pm April 02, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

Hypertension, which is tied to sodium intake, is more prevalent in the South. Researchers had a hunch that Southerners eat more salty, packaged foods, so they went gumshoeing.

Health & Safety

Is Eating Too Little Salt Risky? New Report Raises Questions

11:08am May 15, 2013

by Allison Aubrey

A low-sodium diet may cause more health problems than a medium-sodium diet, a new report found. But some health advocates say focusing on the potential risks of a low-sodium diet distracts from the more important conversation about how to get Americans to start consuming less salt.

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