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It describes the scale of hypertension in the United States and the increased risk of strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. The report highlights debates over whether sodium directly causes hypertension versus aggravating it, summarizes medical findings from earlier research, and outlines how public and federal agencies have responded through dietary recommendations and labeling 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Public Response916Debate Over Minimum Requirements917'Hidden'Sources of Sodium in the Diet918920Preservative,Seasoning and Commodity920Production Methods and Industry Uses921Extra Ingredients in Common Table Salt924925Consumer Demands,Recent FDA Actions925Voluntary vs.Mandatory Sodium Labeling926Recent Evidence of Industry Cooperation927Congressional Review of Food Safety Laws929  \n## HISTORY AND USAGE OF SALT\n\nCONTROLLING SODIUM INTAKE  \n## EDITORIAL RESEARCH REPORTS\n\nHoyt Gimlin,Editor  \nManaging Editor:Sandra Stencel  \nAssociate Editor:Richard L.Worsnop  \nStaff_Writers:Robert Benenson,Marc Leepson,JeanRosenblatt,William Sweet  \nCopy Editor:Buel W.Patch  \nWriter-Researcher:Joseph Kessler  \nContributors:Tom Arrandale,Mary Costello,David Cross,David Fouquet,Alrick Heubener,Sari Horwitz,JanisJohnson,Julia McCue,Victoria Pope,Richard C.Schroeder,James Wagner  \nRichard M.Boeckel,Editor Emeritus(1892-1975)  \nTHE RIGHT to make direct use of material conItainod in EAitoial Deaonch Danoete ie atietlu retained in Editorial Research Reports is strictly re-served to newspaper,magazine,radio and television clientsof the service.Others wishing to quote from the Reports forother than academic purposes must first obtain writtenauthorization.  \nLibrary of Congress Catalogue No.30-924  \nISSN 0013-0958  \n# CONTROVERSY OVER SALT IN FOOD\n\nSwith asa bie sthi kina binspintkhe o dod.Satis hesecond leading food additive(behind sugar),and Americansconsume a lot of it,an average of two to five teaspoons per day.It is the sodium content of salt that concerns health officials.Faced with mounting evidence linking excessive sodiumconsumption to hypertension(high blood pressure),the govern-ment has begun a campaign to get Americans to reduce theirsalt intake.  \n\"During roughly the last 10 years there has been a gradualdevelopment of what I would call a national medical and bio-logical consensus about the association between sodium andblood pressure,\"said Dr.Allan L.Forbes,associate director fornutrition and food sciences in the Food and Drug Administra-tion's Bureau of Foods.“That consensus has become nationalonly in the last year or two.\"  \nAbout 60 million Americans suffer from some form of hy-pertension.This includes a high percentage of blacks,about 37percent,and those over 65,about 40 percent.Those who do notkeep their blood pressure under control face an increased risk ofstrokes,heart attacks and kidney problems.High blood pres-sure is the primary cause of the approximately half-millioncases of stroke and 170,000 stroke deaths that occur annually.And hypertension is a factor in many of the 1.25 million heartattacks suffered by Americans each year and the 650,000 heartattack deaths.  \nMedical researchers are quick to point out that there is noconclusive proof that sodium causes hypertension.Nevertheless,the medical evidence to date indicates what appears to be astrong relationship between sodium consumption and highblood pressure,and physicians routinely put hypertensive pa-tients and recuperating heart attack victims on low-sodium orsodium-free diets.\"Right now we don't know precisely what rolesodium plays in people with high blood pressure or why somepeople are more sensitive to salt than others,\"Richard S.Schweiker,secretary of health and human services,told rep-  \nDec.11,1981  \nEditorial Research Reports  \nresentatives of the food processing industry at a June 30,1981,meeting in Washington,D.C.,sponsored by the Food and DrugAdministration(FDA).“We do know,however,that while so-dium does not necessarily cause high blood pressure,it doesaggravate it...For people with high blood pressure or thedisposition to get it,[sodium]can be unhealthy.”  \nFDA Commissioner Arthur Hull Hayes Jr.is one of the lead-ing advocates of reduced sodium consumption.Hayes,a phy-sician who took over as ","cbCaibhZfBSREwNp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibhZfBSREwNp","pdf",4208346,25,"English","# CONTROVERSY OVER SALT IN FOOD\n## HISTORY AND USAGE OF SALT\n## CONTROLLING SODIUM INTAKE\n## Medical Findings Spur Public Response","[{\"question\":\"How does the report connect salt intake to health risks?\",\"answer\":\"The report links excessive salt intake to hypertension and explains that uncontrolled blood pressure increases the risk of strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems.\"},{\"question\":\"Does the report claim that sodium directly causes hypertension?\",\"answer\":\"No. It states there is no conclusive proof that sodium causes hypertension, while medical evidence suggests a strong relationship between sodium consumption and high blood pressure.\"},{\"question\":\"What evidence is cited in support of the sodium–hypertension link?\",\"answer\":\"It cites decades of international studies showing societies with very low sodium intake have very low hypertension rates, while societies with higher sodium intake show higher hypertension rates.\"}]","CONTROVERSY OVER SALT IN FOOD | PDF",1791882703,63]