Re: Fwd: [NCI] FYI: CDC Salt e-Update

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I think it's interesting that the government of Finland achieved such spectacular results in reversing the country's status as hypertension and heart attack capital of the world in large part (though not only) by negotiating with Finnish food processors to replace ordinary purified NaCl salt with a version with enhanced magnesium content. Although that salt is available in the US (not very interesting to this group, since we avoid deliberately putting any kind of salt in food) under the name Cardia Salt, we never hear discussions like that here. On the other hand, enough time may not have gone by yet. I eventually learned that some of the large heart-related studies here in the US get their start as much smaller studies in Scandinavia or Finland. Someone notices them and says, " Oh, that doesn't mean anything because the study was too small. " Then they repeat the study here in larger format and say, " Hey, look what we discovered! "

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Subject: [NCI] FYI: CDC Salt e-Update

Dietary Sodium Reduction in the United States: Its Importance for Women

The December 2010 edition of the Journal of Women’s Health features an article entitled “Dietary Sodium Reduction in the United States: Its Importance for Women”. The article addresses the overconsumption of sodium intake by the female population and the subsequent impact on women’s health. A few highlights from the article include:

· In 2006, an estimated 38.8 million women had hypertension (34.8%), and another 21.2 million women were estimated to have prehypertension (19%).

· Women consume 2895mg of sodium per day, on average.

· In 2005–2006, 68.0% of women exceeded the recommended level for salt intake (based on 2300mg recommendation).

The full article may be found here: http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/jwh.2010.2438.

New Company Commitments to the National Salt Reduction Initiative

Recently, six more food companies committed to NYC’s National Salt Reduction Initiative (NSRI), agreeing to reduce sodium in some of their products. Hostess, Butterball, Snyder’s of Hanover, Premio, Furmano’s, and Delhaize America joined 16 other food companies who have already committed to the nationwide initiative to reduce sodium in packaged and restaurant foods by 25% over five years, thereby reducing population salt intake by 20%. Further, Heinz is expanding its earlier commitment to include frozen pizza and entrees, in addition to ketchup and tomato sauce. Company commitments translate into a pledge to reduce the overall level of sodium in a particular category to meet the corresponding benchmark (individual products do not all have to meet the target).

Specifically, commitments from the six companies include:

· Butterball committed to meeting sodium-reduction targets in deli meat and hot dogs.

· Delhaize America committed to reduce sodium across 22 packaged-food categories, including frozen pizza, cereal, and butter.

· Furmano’s committed to reduce sodium across its varieties of canned beans, baked beans, and tomatoes.

· Hostess committed to reduce sodium across its entire line of bread products.

· Premio committed to decrease sodium in uncooked sausages.

· Snyder’s of Hanover committed to reduce sodium in unflavored chips.

For a complete list of company commitments visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/cardio/cardio-salt-nsri-commitments.pdf. Additional support for the NSRI includes 32 local and state health departments and 25 other partners.

Thank you for your continued engagement in sodium reduction.

Regards,

Lee, MS, RD, LD

Contractor/Public Health Analyst

Office of the Director

Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Phone: Fax:

(We are sending this information in an effort to inform our stakeholders of relevant sodium reduction efforts that are occurring. The purpose of this communication is to provide continued follow up with stakeholders and create a network of partners working on and interested in sodium reduction. The Salt e-Update will be sent every two weeks. If you know someone who you think should be added, or you would like to be removed from this communication, please let Lee (JMLee1@...) know).

Salt e-Update content is selected solely on the basis of newsworthiness and potential interest to readers. CDC assumes no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC. Opinions expressed by the original authors of items included in Salt e-Update, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the official position of CDC. References to products, trade names, publications, news sources, and CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by the CDC.

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this has been available for at least 10 years in drug stores as I recall. Check locally.We have discussed it here sometime in the last 10 years here I recall. CE Grim MDI think it's interesting that the government of Finland achieved such spectacular results in reversing the country's status as hypertension and heart attack capital of the world in large part (though not only) by negotiating with Finnish food processors to replace ordinary purified NaCl salt with a version with enhanced magnesium content. Although that salt is available in the US (not very interesting to this group, since we avoid deliberately putting any kind of salt in food) under the name Cardia Salt, we never hear discussions like that here. On the other hand, enough time may not have gone by yet. I eventually learned that some of the large heart-related studies here in the US get their start as much smaller studies in Scandinavia or Finland. Someone notices them and says, "Oh, that doesn't mean anything because the study was too small." Then they repeat the study here in larger format and say, "Hey, look what we discovered!" AG Tiped sad Send form miiPhone ;-) May your pressure be low! CE Grim MDSpecializing in DifficultHypertensionBegin forwarded message: Date: December 3, 2010 12:15:34 PM MSTTo: " (nancy.nankivil@...)" , Clarence Grim , "Edwin Ferguson (eefergus@...)" , "Petillo, Fred F - DHS" , "Gail Underbakke (glu@...)" , Whittle , "Wegner, Dr." , " Dart (dart.richard@...)" , Theodore Goodfriend Subject: [NCI] FYI: CDC Salt e-Update Dietary Sodium Reduction in the United States: Its Importance for WomenThe December 2010 edition of the Journal of Women’s Health features an article entitled “Dietary Sodium Reduction in the United States: Its Importance for Women”. The article addresses the overconsumption of sodium intake by the female population and the subsequent impact on women’s health. A few highlights from the article include:· In 2006, an estimated 38.8 million women had hypertension (34.8%), and another 21.2 million women were estimated to have prehypertension (19%).· Women consume 2895mg of sodium per day, on average.· In 2005–2006, 68.0% of women exceeded the recommended level for salt intake (based on 2300mg recommendation).The full article may be found here: http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/jwh.2010.2438.New Company Commitments to the National Salt Reduction InitiativeRecently, six more food companies committed to NYC’s National Salt Reduction Initiative (NSRI), agreeing to reduce sodium in some of their products. Hostess, Butterball, Snyder’s of Hanover, Premio, Furmano’s, and Delhaize America joined 16 other food companies who have already committed to the nationwide initiative to reduce sodium in packaged and restaurant foods by 25% over five years, thereby reducing population salt intake by 20%. Further, Heinz is expanding its earlier commitment to include frozen pizza and entrees, in addition to ketchup and tomato sauce. Company commitments translate into a pledge to reduce the overall level of sodium in a particular category to meet the corresponding benchmark (individual products do not all have to meet the target). Specifically, commitments from the six companies include:· Butterball committed to meeting sodium-reduction targets in deli meat and hot dogs.· Delhaize America committed to reduce sodium across 22 packaged-food categories, including frozen pizza, cereal, and butter.· Furmano’s committed to reduce sodium across its varieties of canned beans, baked beans, and tomatoes.· Hostess committed to reduce sodium across its entire line of bread products.· Premio committed to decrease sodium in uncooked sausages.· Snyder’s of Hanover committed to reduce sodium in unflavored chips.For a complete list of company commitments visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/cardio/cardio-salt-nsri-commitments.pdf. Additional support for the NSRI includes 32 local and state health departments and 25 other partners. Thank you for your continued engagement in sodium reduction.Regards, Lee, MS, RD, LDContractor/Public Health AnalystOffice of the DirectorDivision for Heart Disease and Stroke PreventionNational Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health PromotionCenters for Disease Control and PreventionPhone: Fax: (We are sending this information in an effort to inform our stakeholders of relevant sodium reduction efforts that are occurring. The purpose of this communication is to provide continued follow up with stakeholders and create a network of partners working on and interested in sodium reduction. The Salt e-Update will be sent every two weeks. If you know someone who you think should be added, or you would like to be removed from this communication, please let Lee (JMLee1@...) know).Salt e-Update content is selected solely on the basis of newsworthiness and potential interest to readers. CDC assumes no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC. Opinions expressed by the original authors of items included in Salt e-Update, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the official position of CDC. References to products, trade names, publications, news sources, and CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by the CDC. <ole0.bmp>