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...many of the strategies suggested in the list revolve around cooking meals at home, whereas 75 percent of sodium is consumed in pre-prepared products or restaurants, he added...
Another difficulty is that people cannot cut sodium entirely out of their diets, since sodium is an essential nutrient...
...People are hard wired to seek out some sodium, but it is too easy to overconsume it,” he said...
...permanent approach to lowering sodium consumption is by altering the way manufacturers produce their food, Willett said, adding that regulations are needed to help combat the overconsumption of sodium because food companies that voluntarily choose to reduce the levels of sodium in their food can be put at a competitive disadvantage...
Until changes are made to the way food is produced, Willett said that providing the public with accurate information about how to eat healthily and reduce sodium intake—such as through easily interpreted labels—will help set Americans on a path toward healthier eating habits...