Get Up And Do Something: American kids eating too much salt -- as much as adults, CDC warns

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American kids eating too much salt -- as much as adults, CDC warns Sep 18th 2012, 11:57 American children eat as much salt as adults — about 1,000 milligrams too much, or the same amount as in just one Big Mac. Extra salt is linked with higher blood pressure, even in kids, but government research says those who are overweight and obese may be most vulnerable to its effects. The new findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were published online Monday in the journal Pediatrics. Previous research has shown similar results in adults but studies on salt, weight and blood pressure are scarce in children. The CDC researchers looked at data on 6,200 kids aged 8 to 18 involved in 2003-08 national health surveys. The children were asked twice over several days to detail all foods they'd eaten the previous day; the researchers calculated salt intake from their answers.

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