Category Archives: Sodium

Avoiding Foods with Added Sugar and Salt

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Roughly 50 Essential Factors

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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The Sodium to Potassium Ratio: Marker for A Low Quality Diet?

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The typical Western diet is a low quality diet consumed by many individuals in the developed nations of the Western Europe, North America and Australasia. In particular, the typical Western diet includes high amounts of refined and processed foods that … Continue reading →

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Cheap Sports Drink Alternative

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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Thoughts on Post Workout Nutrition

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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Zinc Deficiency: Altered Taste Perception

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Zinc is an important trace mineral, required as a cofactor to more proteins than any other mineral in human nutrition. Evidence suggests that zinc intakes have been declining in Western nations as food habits have changed. In particular, the gradual … Continue reading →

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Sodium Does Not Elevate Blood Pressure

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Proponents of the sodium theory of blood pressure propose that high intakes of dietary sodium are a cause of elevated blood pressure. This is suggested to occur through an increase in the fluid retained in extracellular tissue including the vascular … Continue reading →

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Potassium Chloride as an Alternative to Sodium Chloride

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Do Low Sodium Diets Lower Blood Pressure?

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Fruit And Vegetables Are Cardioprotective: Is Potassium Pivotal?

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The theory that high sodium diets cause hypertension is controversial. This is because while some studies do show that high sodium diets cause blood pressure rises in certain subgroups of the population as a whole, they are not able to … Continue reading →

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