Sodiums Role in Processed Food Form

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CAMPFIRE. RAIN ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM. >> DIETARY SODIUM IS BECOMING AN INCREASING HEALTH CONCERN HERE IN THE U.S. THE FDA RECENTLY ISSUED SOME NEW GUIDANCE URGING FOOD MANUFACTURERS AS WELL AS RESTAURANTS TO VOLUNTARILY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SALT IN PROCESSED, PACKAGED AND PREPARED FOODS BY 12% OVER THE NEXT 2.5 YEARS. THE VOLUNTARY GUIDANCE COMES ON THE HEELS OF A STUDY THAT SHOWED THAT DESPITE EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS ON DIET AND NUTRITION, AMERICANS HAVE BEEN CONSUMING MORE ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES. >> PROCESSED FOODS, EVEN THOUGH SO MANY PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF WHOLE FOODS, A LOT OF TIMES THEY'RE NOT. THEY'RE VERY CONFUSED. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS A PROCESSED FOOD. YEAH, THEY THINK OKAY, I KNOW SODA IS PROCESSED AND I KNOW COOKIES AND CHIPS ARE PROCESSED. BUT WHAT ABOUT MY DELI MEATS? IS THAT PROCESSED FOOD? WHAT ABOUT CERTAIN CHEESES. THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT'S STILL LACKING OUT THERE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. >> THE SODIUM LU