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Salt Institute

Morton Satin
Dick Hanneman
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The Salt Institute is the world's foremost source of authoritative information about salt (sodium chloride) and its more than 14,000 known uses. The Institute is a North American-based non-profit salt industry trade association dedicated to advocating responsible uses of salt (NaCl), particularly to ensure winter roadway safety, quality water and healthy nutrition.

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Recent blog posts from Salt Institute

Upcoming winter battle taking shape

August 6, 2010

Written by: Dick Hanneman

It's a sweltering summer in our nation's capital, but AccuWeather reminds us that the battle to keep winter roads safe and passable lies just over the horizon.  The battlefront may be moving in the winter of 2010-2011.  Last winter DC...

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Caution: "hidden hunger" consequence of salt reduction

August 5, 2010

Written by: Dick Hanneman

More than 40% of American women are deficient in dietary iodine according to a survey by the federal government.  And iodine-deficient mothers birth children who average 10-15 I.Q. points lower than their peers because the fetal brain lacks the iodine...

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The Mediterranean diet, again.

July 26, 2010

Written by: Morton Satin

For years, I have gone on record highlighting the benefits of the "Mediterranean" diet. This was no second or third party pitch I was making.  Having lived in Italy for almost 20 years, I have ample 'first-hand' experience of the...

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Foods Standards Agency to be split up

July 26, 2010

Written by: Morton Satin

In a previous blog "Abolish FSA - Without Delay !" I mentioned that the new UK government was thinking of making major changes to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Well, today, the UK government has ended speculation about the...

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Dietary Guidelines Testimony

July 21, 2010

Written by: Morton Satin

On June 15, 2010, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that public comments would be accepted on the Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010...

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