Web Links
Web links for:
Low Sodium Diet &
DASH Diet
Web Links for a Low Sodium Diet:
Sodium (and fat) content of selected items at fast food restaurants: http://www.fatcalories.com
A few tips for following a low sodium diet while eating out: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dash-diet/HI00021
Eating out in a healthy fashion from the American Heart Association website:http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/DiningOut/Dining-Out_UCM_304183_SubHomePage.jsp
Low sodium diet instructional video: https://www.nutritionheart.com/low-sodium-diet-video/
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Books listing salt content of various foods:
For books listing salt content of various foods, there are many excellent books. Consider starting with your local bookstore to see what is available there. Possibilities include:
The Most Complete Food Counter: 2nd Edition by Annette Natow and Jo-Ann Heslin. 2005.
Pocket Guide to Low Sodium Foods by Bobbie Mostyn 2006
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Web Links and Reference for DASH Diet
(Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)
DASH diet information, excellent-from NIH (National Institutes of Health)(pdf file-64 pages):http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash.pdf
DASH diet instructional video: https://www.nutritionheart.com/video-dash-diet/
The DASH Diet for Hypertension by Thomas J. Moore and Mark Jenkins. 2003. Good book describing the original DASH diet.