What FDA ’s new sodium guidelines could look like in practice

< p > With nine out of 10 U.S. adults and children consuming too much sodium, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released draft proposed voluntary guidelines to encourage companies to significantly reduce sodium in processed and restaurant foods by 2020. Some of the recommended changes may be eye-opening for patients who don ’t closely monitor their sodium intake. < a href= " http://pluck.ama-assn.org/ver1.0/../static/images/store/2/12/92f99568-cc30-4ae8-9cff-3b81ebe8b489.Full.jpg?1 " target= " _blank " > < img src= " http://pluck.ama-assn.org/ver1.0/../static/images/store/2/12/92f99568-cc30-4ae8-9cff-3b81ebe8b489.Full.jpg?1 " style= " width:200px;height:1060px;margin:15px;float:right; " / > < /a > < /p > < p > < strong > The need to decrease sodium consumption < /strong > < /p > < p > High sodium intake has a direct correlation to high blood pressure, which leads to heart disease and stroke —the most common causes of death in the U.S., contributing to more than 1,000 deaths per day. < /p > < p > “There is strong evidence, including a recent analysis of more than 100 randomized clinical trials, that sodium reduction reduces blood pressure in adults,” Thomas R. Frieden, MD, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a < a href= " http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2527053 " rel= " nofollow " target= " _self " > < em > JAMA < /em > Viewpoint < /a > . “Excess dietary sodium intake may adversely affect ...
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