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Could Soy Sauce Reduce Salt in Food?

Posted by admin in Diet Blog on July 17th, 2009

Flickr: palindrome6996 In college, my roommates and I had a desk drawer stuffed shut with extra hot mustard, duck sauce and soy sauce packets. Now, despite soy’s salty reputation, food scientists believe adding soy sauce to food could cut salt without sacrificing flavor. Swapping soy into salad dressings and soup is capable of dropping salt content by 17% to 50%.

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Could Soy Sauce Reduce Salt in Food?

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Could Obesity Be Contributing to Swine Flu Deaths?

Posted by admin in Diet Blog on July 17th, 2009

New data has suggested that obesity, especially extreme obesity (BMI over 40), raises swine flu victims’ chance of dying. The study, published in advance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, looked at the cases of ten swine flu patients at a Michigan hospital, all of whom had to be placed on ventilators due to the severity of their illness.