OBJECTIVE To assess an intervention to reduce salt intake based on an agreement with the food industry. METHODS Salt content was measured in bakery products through a national survey and biochemical analyses. Low-salt bread was evaluated by a panel of taste testers to determine whether a reduced salt bread could remain undetected. French bread accounts for 25% of the total salt intake in Arge...

controlled drainage is one of the strategies to reduce negative environmental effects in conventional drainage systems. this study examines the effect of controlled drainage on quality and quantity of drainage water, specifically amounts of salt and nitrate in drainage water, and nitrate uptake by maize (sc 704) with sandy loam soil texture in karaj. the experiment was performed as a randomized...

Dietary factors play an important role in gastric cancer risk but have not been investigated extensively in Mexico. The authors conducted a population-based case-control study of gastric cancer in the Mexico City, Mexico, metropolitan area in 1989-1990. A total of 220 patients with histologically confirmed gastric adenocarcinomas were interviewed. Controls were an age-stratified random sample o...

The consumption of specific functional foods (FF) and some determinants of FF item selection were assessed using a questionnaire administered to 1112 individuals in the Canary Islands (Spain). Food items considered were Milk products: easily digestible milk (or milk low in lactose), milk enriched with vitamins and/or minerals, skimmed milk with soluble fiber, milk with royal jelly, milk with mo...

Objective To identify the main sources of sodium in Ecuadorian diet and determine knowledge, attitudes practices related to use salt/sodium.Materials Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted by taking a convenience sample 177 adults. Socio-demographic, anthropometric clinical data were collected. Frequency consumption food items high regarding salt intake evaluated.Results Meat products, s...

This study drew the profile of salt farm owners and farmers in Occidental Mindoro, Philippines; their production characteristics terms size, material used for beds intended use produced post-harvest practices. It also identified constraints challenges faced by farmers. Key Informant Interview using an interview guide was to gather data from 52 owners/farmers. Results indicate that are males, be...

This analysis attempts to fill the gap in the epidemiological evidence about the relation between dietary salt and hypertension. Changes in the purchase of salt in England and Wales are compared with changes in mortality from cerebrovascular disease (1958-78). Stroke mortality, a major sequel of hypertension, has declined in this period. Consumer purchases of salt have decreased also, as sugges...

Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Control Programme in Sudan adopted salt iodization as the long-term strategy in 1994. In 2000, it was found that less than 1% of households were using adequately-iodized salt. The objectives of this study were to: (i) study the coverage and variation of different geographical regions of Sudan regarding access to and use of iodized salt, (ii) explore the possibl...

BACKGROUND Bread is a valuable source of proteins, minerals and calories. Baking soda prevents the absorption and digestion of bread and more salt used in production of bread also causes different diseases. This study was conducted to determine the amount of soda and salt in bakeries. METHOD Cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on 50 bakeries district during 2009. 400 samples wer...

Two hundred and thirty three Penan households from the Silat area, Ulu Baram and the Tutoh of the Fourth Division, Sarawak, were studied with regards to the prevalence of endemic goitre and the consumption of iodised salt. Of the 343 Penan women aged 15 years and above who were examined, 60.6% had goitres. The serious nature of this, in the case of the Penans, is indicated by the fact that 39.3...