Consumers endorse researchers' enhancements to lower-quality beef
... standard components of enhancement -- 0.4 percent salt and 0.4 percent phosphate -- used in the study eve... Illinois study considered only standard levels of salt and phosphate. Some producers juggle the percentages or just use salt; they also may include differ......h as beef jerky are restricted for patients on low salt diets," he said. "The substitution of raisins for a high nitrite curing mix may make beef jerky accessible to these people again."Why do raisins work so well as a preservative in jerky? Raisins are high in sugar, which inhibits microbial growth ...New recommendations to prevent high blood pressure issued
...ry highlights that although limiting the amount of salt added during cooking and at the table is important...ourths of the average individual's total intake of salt and sodium comes from sodium added during processing and manufacturing. Therefore, NHBPEP urges food...Blood pressure drug shown to cut stroke, death risks in common form of hypertension
...xercise, weight loss, stopping smoking and cutting salt in their diets can help lower blood pressure and reduce their risks of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and kidney disease....Drs. Gerald DiBona and John Hall receive American Heart Association/Novartis award
...n people with hypertension increased excretion of salt and water doesn't occur." Hall and DiBona's resear...e is a result of the kidney's inability to excrete salt and water at a normal blood pressure. "High blood pressure is a compensatory response to abnormal ...Leg maneuver may prevent fainting
...ns that trigger fainting, and maintaining adequate salt and fluid intake. Several drugs have been studied as treatment, but results have been inconsistent. "Leg muscle crossing and tensing should be part of an intense nonpharmacological regimen for patients with vasovagal faints," says Wieling. Physi...Babies fond of salt have higher blood pressure, a granny with hypertension
...ealthy babies who had a "preferential response" to salt taste measured by a relative increase in sucking ... Harvard Medical School. This study suggests that salt taste response in newborns might be a "proxy measure of salt sensitivity," he says. Zinner and coll...Annals of Internal Medicine: 75 years of medical history
...d to his diet. The voluntary addition of iodine to salt had been introduced in 1924, presenting a marketing opportunity for manufacturers. But for some patients, excess iodine would shift their thyroids into overdrive, or hyperthyroidism. (The amount of iodine enrichment would later be reduced, with wide ...Hypertension is study focus of $10 million NIH grant to MCG
...onds to stress, the kidneys that control fluid and salt regulation and the endothelin system that controls...ium excretion between those who retain and secrete salt is the same prior to the stressor. It's not until you introduce stress that you start differentiatin...New pathway for treating hypertension-related kidney failure studied
...so the kidneys cannot excrete the proper amount of salt and water at a normal blood pressure," said Dr. Jo...target the kidneys. Diuretics reduce the fluid and salt volume they must handle and ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers block the action of the...Potassium-rich foods can help offset high salt diet contribution to osteoporosis
... postmenopausal women the consumption of excessive salt has been shown to increase the level of bone minerals excreted through urine, although salt does not seem to effect younger women or men in a similar fashion, said study author Deborah Sellmey...New breast cancer therapy trials show dramatic results
...requency energy that heats the tumor via a pool of salt water. The water helps distribute the heat evenly around the breast to avoid burning and helps direct the radio frequency energy into the breast. Hyperthermia drug treatments are given every three weeks for four cycles. After the fourth and final hy...Impaired sodium excretion after stress contributes to hypertension in blacks
... such, we hypothesize that the interaction between salt and stress is more important than either of the factors considered separately, he wrote. This says to me that the stresses of the day are affecting these individuals differently in that they are affecting their long-term blood pressure control syste...American Chemical Society to honor Albert Szent-Gyrgyi
... is the paprika capital of the world, and matching salt and paprika shakers are found on every restaurant table. Szent-Gyrgyi continued his scientific research in Hungary, but in 1947 he immigrated to the United States. He assumed the directorship of the Institute for Muscle Research in Woods Hole, Massac...NHLBI study shows vast majority of middle-aged Americans at risk of developing hypertension
...a healthy eating plan that includes foods lower in salt and sodium, maintain a healthy weight, be physically active, and if you drink alcoholic beverages, do so in moderation. For those who already have high blood pressure, it's important that they properly control it with these lifestyle measures and me...NICHD scientists develop vaccine against deadly hospital-acquired infection
...who receives the placebo, in this case, a harmless salt solution. From three to 40 weeks after the start of the trial, the vaccine reduced the occurrence of bacteremia by 57 percent, with 11 bacteremias in the vaccinated group (892 patients) and 26 in the control group (906 patients). After the 40th week...New drug shows promise for saving lives from heart failure
... with congestive heart failure are urged to reduce salt consumption, eat a diet low in saturated fat and high in fruits and vegetables, and, exercise if they are able. Co-authors are Marc A. Pfeffer, M.D., Ph.D.,Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston; Duncan J.Stewart, M.D., St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto,...Vegans likely short on calcium, experts say
...se foods, and howother components such as protein, salt or caffeine influenced the calciumrequirements. Th...restrictive with regard to consumption of protein, salt or caffeine." The research was published in the September issue of The American Journal ofClinical N......amed up to overcome thisproblem, by exploiting the salt cloud that naturally surrounds proteins undercerta...ons by adjusting the feedstream's acidity (pH) and salt concentration.By changing the solution pH, the researchers can adjust the charge on differentprotein....... This could be due to increasedfood, alcohol and salt consumption and increased stress during the holidays. "Individuals may not be able to control the weather, but it may help to cut downon high-fat foods during the holidays," he adds. Another possible factor could be the increased use of fireplaces an...