The Salty Six
Posted: November 14th, 2012, 10:07 amWe all know something about salt in the food items. Salt is essential for our living. But Salt also creates health problem to some people.
As per the recent survey cum research by the American Heart Association, it revealed six common foods that are major sources of salt in our diets. Surprisingly, the "salty six" does not include snack foods like chips.
All the developing countries are adopting the western habits and fast food eat outs are increasing day after day.
The following Six items contribute high Salt to the body:
1. Bread and Rolls: One piece of bread can have up to 230 mg of sodium that adds up quickly, if bread is consumed at every meal.
2. Old Cuts and Cured Meats: Cured meats have a lot of sodium, and a serving of deli or pre packaged turkey can have as much as 1050 mg of sodium.
3. Pizza: One slice can have up to 760 mg of sodium.
4. Poultry: Frozen breaded chicken about 600 mg of salt while even packaged raw chicken often contains added sodium.
5. Soup: A bowl of soup contains around 940 mg of sodium.
6. Sandwiches: Combining breads with cured meats and cheeses ups the sodium level in a sandwich, especially if salt heavy condiments like mustard and ketchup are added.
So We need to very careful and avoid frequency of the abovesaid food items.
S.Shobana
Source: The Economic Times dt. 12.11.12.
As per the recent survey cum research by the American Heart Association, it revealed six common foods that are major sources of salt in our diets. Surprisingly, the "salty six" does not include snack foods like chips.
All the developing countries are adopting the western habits and fast food eat outs are increasing day after day.
The following Six items contribute high Salt to the body:
1. Bread and Rolls: One piece of bread can have up to 230 mg of sodium that adds up quickly, if bread is consumed at every meal.
2. Old Cuts and Cured Meats: Cured meats have a lot of sodium, and a serving of deli or pre packaged turkey can have as much as 1050 mg of sodium.
3. Pizza: One slice can have up to 760 mg of sodium.
4. Poultry: Frozen breaded chicken about 600 mg of salt while even packaged raw chicken often contains added sodium.
5. Soup: A bowl of soup contains around 940 mg of sodium.
6. Sandwiches: Combining breads with cured meats and cheeses ups the sodium level in a sandwich, especially if salt heavy condiments like mustard and ketchup are added.
So We need to very careful and avoid frequency of the abovesaid food items.
S.Shobana
Source: The Economic Times dt. 12.11.12.