Avoiding high-salt foods in Visual Studio .NET

Creation QR Code 2d barcode in Visual Studio .NET Avoiding high-salt foods

Table 10-1 shows the processed foods that are particularly high in salt Avoid eating these foods as much as possible Fortunately, after many years of urging and recommendations from health organizations, manufacturers have begun to lower the salt in foods, so you may find several of these items in a low-salt form Check the food label

Table 10-1

Condiments Cooking sauces Cottage cheese Croutons Gravy Ham Hot dogs Olives Pickles Salad dressings Salsa Sausage Sea salt Soy sauce Spaghetti sauce Tomato or vegetable juice

Besides avoiding high-salt foods, you can make a few other changes to lower your salt intake:

Cook with herbs, spices, fruit juices, and vinegars, instead of salt, to add flavor Eat fresh vegetables Keep the saltshaker in the kitchen cupboard instead of at the table, where it s so easy to use Use less salt than the recipe calls for Select low-salt canned foods or rinse your food with water Select low-salt frozen dinners Use high-salt condiments like ketchup and mustard sparingly Snack on fresh fruits instead of salted crackers or chips When eating out, ask that your food be prepared with only a little salt Request your salad dressing on the side so you can control the amount Be careful of salt substitutes because some contain sodium You may end up eating so much of the substitute to get that salty taste that your total sodium intake is just as high as using salt Check the label! Some salt substitutes contain potassium and should not be used by people with impaired kidney function

9 explains the DASH nutritional program in detail Combine DASH with a low-salt diet to get the maximum blood-pressure-lowering effect Some recommendations for the various food groups in DASH are as follows: Grains: Check the salt content of all prepared grain foods, and keep the sodium less than 180 mg in each serving Avoid any salted grain foods such as salted popcorn Fruits: Avoid dried fruits with salt Vegetables: Eat fresh vegetables and read the label on prepared vegetables Meats: Eat fresh meats, fish, and poultry; avoid salt-cured products Dairy products: Read the label and avoid products with more than 180 mg of sodium per serving Fats: Avoid high-salt salad dressings and salted butter Nuts and seeds: Avoid salted varieties Sweets: Check the box and stay away from prepared mixes that contain more than 180 mg of sodium per serving

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Quitting tobacco cuts risks Drowning in alcohol, raising your blood pressure Decreasing your blood pressure by curbing caffeine

uppose I told you that even if you re older than 45 years of age, you can do all the following: Improve your work performance, your sex life, and, if you re pregnant, the health of you and your baby Increase your social activities and the possibility of living longer Reduce the possibility of getting a driving ticket, contracting a sexuallytransmitted disease, and committing suicide or homicide Lower your blood pressure

Would you make a little sacrifice Of course All that you need to do is quit smoking (or chewing smokeless tobacco), drinking alcohol excessively, and drinking coffee You re probably thinking those are easy for me to say but much harder for you to do Lucky for you, I give you every available tool to make this lifestyle improvement as easy as possible Nothing you do for your health can make a greater difference than cutting out tobacco and significantly reducing your consumption of alcohol and caffeine In this chapter, I take up each one of these dangerous habits individually and discuss how they affect your blood pressure I also discuss how eliminating these poisons from your life can help lower your blood pressure and make your mind and body healthier in the process