Nutrication 03/05/2010

• New testing method hints at garlic's cancer-fighting potential

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  • - By Orville Bigelow
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    • - By Orville Bigelow

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Effort to Reduce Salt in Food Could Save Lives

• Proposed industry effort to reduce salt in food could save lives, money, study shows

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  • A voluntary effort by the U.S. food service industry to reduce salt in processed foods could have far-reaching implications for the health of the U.S. population, preventing strokes and heart attacks in nearly a million Americans and saving $32.1 billion in medical costs, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System.

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It would be great if the food industry lowered the sodium content in foods!  We should also read labels to ensure that we are not getting tons of salt in the foods we eat. 

Garlic and Cancer

• New testing method hints at garlic's cancer-fighting potential

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  • Researchers have designed a urine test that can simultaneously measure the extent of a potential carcinogenic process and a marker of garlic consumption in humans.

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