Monday, February 10, 2014

Study: U.S. teens eat too much salt, hiking obesity risk | Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register | visaliatimesdelta.com

Study: U.S. teens eat too much salt, hiking obesity risk | Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register | visaliatimesdelta.com: American teens are taking in as much dietary salt as adults, far exceeding guidelines on healthy limits for daily consumption, new research warns.

The investigation tracked the week-long eating habits of more than 760 black and white high school kids. It found that, on average, teens now ingest a whopping 3,280 milligrams (mg) of sodium (salt) every day.

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