New York Becomes the First US City to Add Salt Warnings to Restaurant Menus
With a simple statement to alert restaurant customers which items have exceedingly high sodium, New Yorkers will have information that can affect their health.
With a simple statement to alert restaurant customers which items have exceedingly high sodium, New Yorkers will have information that can affect their health.
‘A New York court has temporarily stopped the city from issuing fines to chain restaurants that don't specifically label very salty items on their menus.’
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An appeals court granted the association's request to temporarily stop the city from giving $200 fines to restaurants that haven't printed a salt shaker in a black triangle on the menu next to salty dishes. The court order will remain in place until a review by a full panel of appellate judges.
The city's health department said that it was 'confident' courts would ultimately uphold the sodium regulation, which was passed unanimously by the city health board in September 2015.
Diabetics Hardly Pay Attention to Salt Warnings: Study
Despite knowledge that a high salt diet is linked to high blood pressure and stroke, it was not a high level of concern for most adults with diabetes, found an Australian survey.
Despite knowledge that a high salt diet is linked to high blood pressure and stroke, it was not a high level of concern for most adults with diabetes, found an Australian survey.
New York has for years been at the forefront of the fight against junk food in the United States.
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High Salt Intake may Influence Immune Cells That Cause Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Dietary salt is likely just one of the many environmental factors contributing to multiple sclerosis, and it is very much influenced by one's genetic background.
Dietary salt is likely just one of the many environmental factors contributing to multiple sclerosis, and it is very much influenced by one's genetic background.
Two years later, it became the first US city to force chain restaurants to include calorie counts on menus - which will now become federal law from December 1, 2016.
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Ingesting too Much Salt Damages Liver
Excessive sodium was associated with an increase in cell death and a decrease in cell proliferation, which can contribute to the development of fibrosis.
Excessive sodium was associated with an increase in cell death and a decrease in cell proliferation, which can contribute to the development of fibrosis.
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