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Take charge of your cholesterol, blood pressure, and weight.
BY Marsha McCulloch, M.S., R.D.
Follow these
three easy steps
to cut the sodium
in canned beans
by 41 percent:
Drain, rinse,
drain
Less sodium per shake
Want to replace your table salt with a lower-sodium option but you’ve been
advised not to use a salt substitute that is high in potassium*? Try these:
1. Fine Ground Celtic Sea Salt: The amount of sodium varies widely
among sea salt brands, depending on where the salt is harvested and
how it’s processed. This French-harvested product is one of the lowest-sodium sea salts we found. Always read labels because some sea salts are
actually higher in sodium than regular salt. $9/8 ounces; celticseasalt.com
1. Pour canned beans into
colander; drain for 2 minutes.
2. Rinse beans under tap water at
least 10 seconds.
3. Drain beans two more minutes.
2. Salt Sense: Has 33 percent less sodium by volume simply because of
the way it’s cut into flake-shape crystals, so it’s less dense than regular
salt. $1.29/13 ounces; diamondcrystalsalt.com
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*People taking blood-pressure-lowering medicine that causes them to hold onto potassium could
get potassium overload if they use a high-potassium salt substitute. Check with your doctor.
2
Salt Sen
1∕ 4 tsp. =
390 mg sodium
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Beat Stronger. Live Longer.
In a recent University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center study of more than 4,500 adults,
those who ate or drank more than 74 grams of
high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) a day—that’s
about 2½ cans of sugary soda—had a 36 percent
greater risk of high blood pressure. HFCS makes
up more than 40 percent of sweeteners used in
beverages and foods today.
The American Heart Association recommends
reducing intake of added sugars from any source.
For a fizzy summer treat, mix 100 percent fruit juice
with an equal amount of calorie-free club soda.
Not so sweet?
PHOTOS: SCOT T LI T TLE (top left and far left, bottom far left), VEER ( left).
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