Don’t you love extra salt in your french-fries?  Of course you do because it tastes better, right? The salt content in our daily food intake is oftentimes ignored but the recent article of Pam Belluck in New York Times entitled ‘Big Benefits Are Seen from Eating Less Salt’ highlights the advantages of reducing your salt content intake.

Actually you are swarmed of food options with high content of sodium. Think about the processed foods?  Your cupboard and fridge in the kitchen are definitely stuffed with manufactured food items such as canned goods, processed meat, instant noodles and so on. The salt content of these items is very high.

According to the article, salt can be associated to blood pressure, heart illnesses and stroke. Hence, your decision to reduce the sodium in your food can significantly help you avoid these diseases.

The article gives a glimpse of the possible result across the nation if reduction of sodium is seriously taken by the people. It is indeed quite interesting to know how your health can benefit for lessening the salt in your everyday meals and snack.

So now, think again before you take that salt and pepper shaker in the dining table.
Read the full article, ‘Big Benefits Are Seen From Eating Less Salt‘ from NYTimes.com - Fitness and Nutrition.

It is quite common for us to take for granted breakfast meal because of various reasons.  We always rush in the morning to catch the bus or we don’t have time to prepare a hearty breakfast meal because we wake up late. Though we are aware that breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day, we hardly pay attention to this fact. Instead we grab the easiest and convenient breakfast which can either be coffee, donut, croissant, and fat-rich breakfast items.

That is why reading the article in CNN Health entitled ‘Breakfast Can Help Keep You Lean’ is very striking.  Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, and with the help of American Dietetic Association’s experts, reviewed few of the most popular breakfast meal and accordingly graded it into A, B, and C.

The idea is to pay attention to what you eat in the breakfast. A good choice is a combination of protein, carbohydrates and fiber, and the ideal breakfast concoction is comprised of oatmeal with skim milk, a half-ounce nuts, berries and orange juice.

Also, according to the article it is essential to consume significant calories for breakfast and a recommended amount is 500-calories for an average person.

You can click here to read more about the article, ‘Breakfast Can Help Keep You Lean’ from CNN.com - Diet and Fitness.