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Your Health Diet and Nutrition Weight Loss & Exercise Tools and Resources Healthy Tip of the Week Taste Your Food Before Salting 0109
Taste Your Food Before Salting 0109
HEART HEALTHY TIP - April 1, 2009
Taste your food before salting. Too much sodium can cause high blood pressure and can lead to serious fluid build up in people with certain conditions such as congestive heart failure or kidney disease. Reduce your salt intake to lower your blood pressure and reduce your chances of a heart attack.
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