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3 Common Food Additives that Prevent Weight Loss

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Greg Asseff

One of the primary aspects associated with safely and effectively losing excess body fat through a reduction in overall dietary caloric intake is to ensure that the foods that you consume are derived, in large part, from whole foods that are highly nutritious, healthy, and well balanced.

By ensuring that your dietary weight loss approach centers around sound nutritional principles, the probability of creating a nutritional deficiency will be greatly reduced. One approach is to focus on consuming a wide array of all natural whole foods that include several types of lean meat, chicken, fish, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and whole grains. In addition, there are certain common food additives can actually cause weight gain or inhibit the rate at which excess body weight is lost. Below is a list of three additives that may slow down or inhibit weight loss.

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Tips for Reducing and Controlling Your Daily Salt Intake

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Greg Asseff

Salt is one of the misunderstood spices found in our food today. With the prevalence of processed foods in our daily diets and the increasing tenancy for individuals to dine out more often, salt is being consumed in greater and greater amounts and becoming a real concern within the American diet.

In general, dietary guidelines recommend that healthy adults consume no more than 2,300 mg of salt per the day. However, between diet sodas and double cheeseburgers, the 2,300 mg recommendation for daily salt intake can quickly be exceeded within a single, poorly planned meal.

Common table salt is comprised of sodium and chloride. Salt and other ingredients containing sodium are typically often found in foods that are processed and/or packaged.

Regular salt intake is vital and essential to good health and wellness and plays a role in several key bodily functions required to support life. Below is a list of several beneficial health aspects associated with regularly consuming salt:

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