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15 Aug 2024

DNA: Microplastics Found in Salt and Sugar, Pose Serious Health Risks

According to the study, various types of salt, including white salt, black salt, and rock salt, along with five types of sugar, were tested.

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16 Mar 2023

Baat Pate Ki: Salt or white poison, Watch WHO's shocking report!

WHO's shocking report on salt, according to WHO's report, every year around 18 lakh 90 thousand people are being killed worldwide due to excessive salt intake.

17 Nov 2022

DNA: 'Battle' of life for salt farmers

Today India is the third largest producer of salt in the world after America and China. And about 30 million tonnes of salt is produced here every year. Watch the story of salt in this DNA report.

11 Mar 2021

DNA: Analysis of the usage of excess salt in food

Daily News and Analysis (DNA) hosted by Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary, brings to you an analysis of the top news of the day. In this segment of DNA, we analyse the usage of excess salt in food.

27 Mar 2020

Too much salt in your diet can weaken your immune system

For the findings, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the research team fed mice a high-salt diet and found more severe bacterial infections.

Centre for Science and Environment

17 Dec 2019

Packaged and fast foods breach safe limits of salt, fat: CSE

A new study by Centre for Science and Environment released on Tuesday (December 17) revealed that majority of packaged food and fast food items being sold in India contain "dangerously" high levels of fat and salt in them.

04 Sep 2018

IIT-Bombay study finds microplastic in table salt brands

Microplastics are small pieces of plastic usually measuring less than 5 millimetre in diameter formed by the product's gradual degradation in the environment, especially the sea.

18 Jan 2018

Excessive salt intake can cause dementia, warn researchers

In mice, the high-salt diet reduced the resting cerebral blood flow by 28 percent in the cortex and 25 percent in the hippocampus – brain regions involved in learning and memory.

28 Aug 2017

High salt intake may double chances of heart failure, says study

High salt intake is associated with a doubled risk of heart failure, says a new study.

09 May 2017

Pizza, noodles, soft drinks go off Maharashtra school canteens

School canteens will now have to to sell items like rotis made of wheat, rice, vegetables, pulses, idli and vada sambar, coconut water, lemonade, jaljira and other healthy items.

01 May 2017

Salt intake: Indians consume more than 100% of daily recommended amount

Excessive consumption of salt can lead to high blood pressure and increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.

26 Apr 2017

Consuming less salt not a solution to lower your BP: Study

However, over the next 16 years, the researchers found that the study participants who consumed less than 2,500 milligrams of sodium a day had higher blood pressure than participants who consumed higher amounts of sodium.

11 Apr 2017

Decoded: This is why you should start putting salt in your cuppa coffee

However alien it may sound, this latest trend is actually backed by science.A study from the journal Nature showed that sodium ions suppress the bitterness in coffee and actually enhance its flavour.

26 Mar 2017

Tired of making several trips to the toilet at night? Reduce your salt intake!

Salt can only be disposed from the body when it is dissolved, so the more people eat the more urine needs to be expelled to get rid of it.

05 Mar 2017

Not high, but low salt intake can elevate your risk of heart attack, warn researchers!

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended an amount of less than five grams of salt a day for adults.

14 Feb 2017

Lesser known health benefits of Himalayan salt!

As it is unrefined, unpolluted and unprocessed, Himalayan salt is considered a healthier option than the regular salt.

22 Nov 2016

High content of protein and salt in food cause post-meal sleepiness: Study

A new study suggests that higher content of salt and protien in our food often leads to post-meal sleepiness.

Finance Minister

12 Nov 2016

Adequate quantity of salt in every state, says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today dismissed canard about shortage of salt in the country as "concocted rumours" and stressed adequate quantity is available in every state.

11 Nov 2016

Don't pay heed to rumours of salt scarcity: Akhilesh

Akhilesh appealed to the people not to pay attention to such rumours and avoid panic buying.

11 Nov 2016

Salt price goes up to Rs 400 in Uttar Pradesh - Is it for real?

There is no need to panic as it is just a rumour.

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