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<title><![CDATA[Canadians want salt, food makers tell MPs]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Canadians' taste for salt is to blame for excessive sodium in our food products, major manufacturers have told a parliamentary committee]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Salt variation between brands raises call for cuts]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Findings show food industry can reduce sodium without compromising preservation or taste, study says]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[On the children's menu: dangerous levels of salt]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Amount of sodium in many restaurant items heightens risk of high blood pressure and other serious problems]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Salt and kids: How to limit intake ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Pediatrician and obesity expert takes your questions on keeping your children healthy ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ottawa must act on salt crisis, doctors say]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A new study highlights the need for a strategy to combat the high-sodium diets of many Canadians. But any sustained initiative will need government backing to achieve results from industry]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gourmet v. iodized table salt]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Which is better for you?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Canada is losing the war on salt]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[While other countries deal with the sodium threat, Ottawa has yet to produce a plan to reduce &lsquo;the silent invader in our food supply']]></description>
<author>André Picard</author>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:32 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't pass the salt]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Globe talks to some of the country's top food talents about their flavour-boosting tips and what home cooks can do to punch up the taste while cutting back on sodium]]></description>
<author>Heather Sokoloff</author>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:10 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[To curb salt, cut the condiments, read labels]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[There are easy ways to reduce the amount of sodium from your diet]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:56 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Breakfast: 311 mg sodium]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[But I gotta say I'm still kinda hungry. And I'll tell you this:There's no way I&rsquo;m eating salad for both lunch and dinner ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The taste of things to come]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As Canadians consume about 3,100 milligrams of sodium a day -- more than double the recommended intake -- food manufacturers are looking to slash the salt from their products. But with no good alternative to the irreplaceable flavour of salt, the food industry faces a challenge that's far from simple
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<author>Carly Weeks</author>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:12 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Globe reporter Carly Weeks on Canada AM]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Carly Weeks talks about why Canadians consume so much salt]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hunting for the salt gene]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of Ottawa&rsquo;s Heart Institute hope an ambitious study will help unlock the mystery of why some ethnic groups are highly sensitive to salt and suffer from high blood pressure, a disease that is the leading cause of heart disease and stroke.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:53 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The history of salt]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Salt is one of the most abundant minerals on earth, but its ability to preserve food made it one of the most valuable and sought-after items throughout much of history. The mineral helped found civilizations, sparked wars and assisted empires in achieving greatness]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How salt affects your body]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:01 -0400</pubDate>
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