Diet and Preventing Death ppt

Diet and Preventing Death

We are constantly reminded by health professionals that excessive

intake of dietary sodium is linked to hypertension, which is one of the risk

factors for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke.

They further warn you that excess sodium intake is linked to gastric cancer,

decreased bone density, and obesity. That's a fact. If I have to lower my

sodium intake, it's not because of CVD or hypertension since I cannot see

and feel those silent diseases but rather because of obesity. Good grief, that’s

noticeable and I believe in "phát tướng phát bệnh".

Some European researchers recently suggested that a reduction of up

to 50% sodium content in foods results in only minor decrease in liking and

no effect on consumption of the food (Journal of Food Science, Dec 2010).

Scientists in Dublin even recommended that salt in cheese must be reduced

in half (Food Research International, Dec 2010). Thừa thắng xông lên, these

researchers even concluded that a 50% reduction of salt in food has no

impact on taste recognition, taste sensitivity, perceived saltiness intensity or