Too Much Salt and Sugar

The American Medical Association represents doctors in the political and economic arena, but they have a far more important role…attempting to help set the health agenda for millions of Americans. The organization is taking a strong stand warning people about the dangers of too much salt and excessive of sugar in the diet. There is no doubt we consume far too much of each. There is a direct link between sodium and high blood pressure, and sugar? Well, it’s everywhere. Sadly, far too much is added to preserve foods, cakes and pies. Expect public service announcements and education over the next decade as the AMA tries to help people make informed decisions; this is much along the lines as the American Heart Association talking about cholesterol.

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Satisfying a Sweet Tooth

For those of us with a sweet tooth, there is no doubt each day we turn down a candy bar or a piece of cake, it takes to tremendous will power. But according to researchers, you don’t have to live a life of total denial. Cornell researchers published their work in the journal Appetite and they found the key to living with a sweet tooth is meeting the tooth halfway. If you’re a sweets lover, try to replace a few sugary snacks with more healthful sweet snacks that are packed with nutrients; not just sugar and calories. The choice, the replacement? Fruit. As the authors of the study point out, the same desire for sugar that leads us to eat candy is also the same that helps us want to have fruit. They conducted a study looking at vegetable lovers and fruit lovers. The researchers found fruit lovers ate more sweet snacks then veggie lovers did. In fact, fruit lovers ate sweet snacks more than 15 times a week.

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