As if banning trans fats and requiring calories on menus aren't enough. Now the Big Apple is taking on salt. FatFighterTV has a look at this story and other diet and fitness headlines making news this week.
New York gets ready to fight salt
Last summer, New York City was the first city in the country to go trans-fat-free. Then it posted calories on menus Now, NYC's health department is taking on salt. City officials are meeting with food makers and restaurants to talk about cutting down the amount of salt in common foods like soup, pasta sauce, salad dressing and bread. About three-fourths of the salt Americans eat comes from prepared and processed food, not from the salt shaker, and New York officials want the food industry to help cut back.
Just a swish of a sports drink can boost workout
It doesn’t take much for the benefits of a sports drink to start working. A new report finds the high-carbohydrate beverages can boost athletic performance, and their effects may begin as soon as they hit your mouth. Researchers say sports drinks may send signals to the brain through receptors in the mouth.
CPSC Warning: 3 million fitness balls recalled
A warning from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC): CPSC and EB Brands have recalled three million fitness balls made in China after reports they can pop unexpectedly if they are overinflated, even though the balls say they are burst-resistant. The recall includes balls from Bally Total Fitness, Everlast, Valeo and Body Fit Fitness Balls. For more information, call EB Brands at (800) 624-5671 or go to EBbrands.com
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