AMA Calls For Reduced Sodium in U.S. Foods


	AMA Calls For Reduced Sodium in U.S. Foods

Marcariel

7-17-2008 11:55 AM

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sodium, food, salt, ama, diets

Marcariel says:

I stopped salting my food years ago. It's about time someone regulated the food industry so we can live longer and be healthier, and still enjoy canned foods, eating out at restaurants, and purchasing convenient frozen foods without the added worry of killer sodium added to these foods.

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