Quinn on Nutrition: Sodium in unexpected places

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Quinn on Nutrition: Sodium in unexpected places

Sat, 11/20/2021 - 03:18
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A patient with diabetes and heart disease told me he hardly uses salt. “I do buy more convenience foods since my wife died, though,” he continued. That’s an issue, according to new guidance to food manufacturers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Citing that more than 70% of the sodium we ingest resides in packaged or restaurant foods — before we ever pick up the salt shaker — the FDA…

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