Sodium conundrum: Nine in 10 U.S. children eat too much salt

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Sodium conundrum: Nine in 10 U.S. children eat too much salt

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sodium-conundrum-nine-10-u-children-eat-too-184629485--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wcs_ot_pu5YNxioMMfWBuw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-09-09T184629Z_1_LYNXMPEA880XP_RTROPTP_2_BELGIUM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A cook prepares fries in a cafe at the Frietmuseum in Bruges" align="left" title="A cook prepares fries in a cafe at the Frietmuseum in Bruges" border="0" /></a>By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - American kids are eating far too much salt, mostly from processed foods sold in stores, putting them at risk for high blood pressure and heart disease later in life, federal health officials said on Tuesday. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that more than 90 percent of American children ages 6 to 18 consume too much sodium daily. Those children eat an average of about 3,300 mg of sodium daily even before salt is added at the table, according to the CDC study based on national surveys in 2009 and 2010. The CDC noted that one in six young Americans already has elevated blood pressure - a condition closely linked to high sodium intake and obesity that can lead to heart attack and stroke.</p><br clear="all"/>

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