Read more salt stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17915/salt.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:13:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65190/dennys-sued-over-salty-food.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA consumer activist group is taking Denny's to court over the "dangerously high" salt levels in the restaurant chain's food, Reuters reports. The suit, filed on behalf of a New Jersey man with high blood pressure, seeks to require Denny's to list the sodium content of its food on its...http://www.newser.com/story/65190/dennys-sued-over-salty-food.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 1:28:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57670/why-our-brains-want-whats-bad-for-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer Food and Drug Administration chief David Kessler thinks Americans are victims of “conditioned hyper-eating,” and he’s written a book about it: The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite . The Wall Street Journal poked him for some answers about how food can “hijack” our brains, and...http://www.newser.com/story/57670/why-our-brains-want-whats-bad-for-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 13:46:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54600/american-salt-intake-is-2x-too-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost Americans eat way too much salt, and people with salt-sensitive medical conditions consume twice as much as they should, Scientific American reports. The American average is 3,456 milligrams per day. The FDA guideline for someone not at risk is 2,300 milligrams, or one teaspoon. For older people,...http://www.newser.com/story/54600/american-salt-intake-is-2x-too-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Mar 2009 16:32:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51540/finally-its-a-cleaning-fluid-you-can-drink.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn essence, it’s salt water, but a new drinkable cleaning fluid has been deemed a “miracle liquid,” the Los Angeles Times reports. So-called electrolyzed water is the result of sending current through a mixture of table salt and water. The cleaner, degreaser, and athlete’s foot cure has been used for...http://www.newser.com/story/51540/finally-its-a-cleaning-fluid-you-can-drink.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Feb 2009 8:58:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46853/short-on-salt-towns-turn-to-molasses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the weather outside frightful and rock-salt prices spiking, communities across the country are experimenting with new concoctions for melting snow and ice on roadways, the Wall Street Journal reports, adding molasses, ash, and garlic salt to deicers. The price of salt generally surges after the New Year as communities...http://www.newser.com/story/46853/short-on-salt-towns-turn-to-molasses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Jan 2009 8:45:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42837/salt-deficit-may-make-this-scary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCity officials in the Midwest are struggling to prepare for another season of heavy snowfall as road salt supplies drop and prices surge, the Los Angeles Times reports. High demand and once-high gas charges have boosted salt prices, but the spike from $40 to $140 per ton seems exorbitant to...http://www.newser.com/story/42837/salt-deficit-may-make-this-scary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 16 Nov 2008 17:41:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41077/doctors-see-rise-in-kids-with-kidney-stones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnce associated with middle age, kidney stones are growing more common among US children, the New York Times reports. A few decades ago, physicians would “see a kid with a stone once every few months,” says one doctor. “Now we see kids once a week or less.” The increase comes...http://www.newser.com/story/41077/doctors-see-rise-in-kids-with-kidney-stones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Oct 2008 13:14:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39268/states-fret-as-road-salt-grows-scarce-pricey.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRoad salt is stressing state and municipal budgets as shortages drive prices up well past what local governments have paid in the past, USA Today reports. A harsh winter last year left many states with no salt reserves to carry over, meaning they have to fully restock at inflated prices....http://www.newser.com/story/39268/states-fret-as-road-salt-grows-scarce-pricey.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Oct 2008 15:43:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32073/we-live-in-a-time-of-bacon-resistance-is-futile.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEverywhere Peter Meehan looks, he sees bacon. Fatty, salty, bombastic, and blissfully delicious bacon. The Salon writer tries to figure out "where we are in the bacon bonanza"—he cites bacon spray, scented candles, trendy recipes, even a bacon-of-the-month club—and reaches out to experts "to see if there's relief...http://www.newser.com/story/32073/we-live-in-a-time-of-bacon-resistance-is-futile.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Jul 2008 20:33:55 CDT