Why you probably have microplastics in your poop
Two new studies find tiny pieces of plastic, or microplastics, in stool and table salt samples from across the globe. What does this mean for our health?
October 25, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: across-the-globe, diet, find-tiny, globe, health, new-studies, oncalldietitian.com, our-health, public-health, table-salt
Consumption of ‘good salt’ can reduce population blood pressure levels, research finds
An increased intake of ‘good’ potassium salts could contribute significantly to improving blood pressure at the population level, according to new research. The favorable effect brought about by potassium is even estimated to be comparable with the blood pressure reduction achievable by halving the intake of ‘bad’ sodium salts (mostly from table salt).
September 15, 2010 · by admin · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, even-estimated, favorable-effect, improving-blood, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, population, potassium-salts, pressure-reduction, sodium-salts, table-salt, the-blood, the-population
