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- QUESTION: I am now on a low salt diet to help keep my blood pressure under
- control. In trying to eat a low salt diet, I decided to fill my plate with
- plenty of vegetables, thinking that they were all low in sodium. My friend
- says I can still get in trouble if I don't watch out what I prepare, but I
- think she is wrong. Can you offer me any words of advice or explanation?
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- ANSWER: You are certainly on the right track according to my book on
- nutrition, for as a general rule, vegetables are low in sodium. My impression
- is that you and your friend, rather than talking about apples and oranges, are
- talking about carrots and carrots, only she is thinking about the preserved or
- canned type, while you are sticking by your guns and the right kind straight
- off. The fresh garden variety vegetable can be turned into a sodium
- restricted dieter's nightmare when canned or preserved, if you don't pay
- careful attention to those labels. Plain frozen vegetables should contain no
- salt, but when sauces are added, as in some gourmet preparations, liberal
- quantities of salt or sodium containing additives are included to enhance
- flavor. Sodium may also be in some preservatives added to canned variety
- vegetables. Your best bet is to use fresh vegetables, prepared in your own
- kitchen, using all the precautions about sodium and salt you have apparently
- learned so well. There you too must be cautious, using only the herbs and
- flavorings which will not bring unwanted sodium to your plate. Keep on the
- alert and you will find many new recipes that add flavor without the risks
- that sodium holds for you.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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