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Nutri News December 2022

This month theme is the colors of health!! You will find articles about: • The importance of a colorful diet “Eat the Rainbow” • How is biotechnology is affecting our foods • What is intuitive eating and how it can help you recognize and be more sensitive to your body’s hunger and satiety signals • Delicious and colorful vegan recipes in the lunch box! • What’s the hype behind Phytochemicals, are they really that important? Let me answer that for you, YESSS!! • Have you seen those foods that claim to be gluten “free” and have wonder what gluten is and if you should care whether your food is gluten free, check our myth busting article to find out more • The holidays are coming and with that all the delicious foods we like to indulge on, but beware “SALT” check out our international collaboration about salt and salt substitutes • “Ditch the dietary supplements and eat whole foods instead” What are the effects of supplement vs whole foods in sports performance • Have you been feeling tired and down recently? you might have a vitamin D deficiency, check out our essential guide to vitamins and minerals article to learn more about the role of magnesium and vitamin D in our mood, sleep, and overall health This month’s student spotlight is Lindsey Cedeno Ortiz, check what she has to say in page 12! For this month interview, we have Dr. Catherine Christie, recipient of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Medallion Award. This is an interview you won’t want to miss!!!! If you are looking to make an impact on campus as well as in the community, look for the fliers highlighting volunteer opportunities. These amazing programs are always looking for more volunteers. It is amazing the difference we can make when we all work together for a better and healthier tomorrow. Happy reading!

This month theme is the colors of health!!
You will find articles about:
• The importance of a colorful diet “Eat the Rainbow”
• How is biotechnology is affecting our foods
• What is intuitive eating and how it can help you recognize and be more sensitive to your body’s hunger and satiety signals
• Delicious and colorful vegan recipes in the lunch box!
• What’s the hype behind Phytochemicals, are they really that important? Let me answer that for you, YESSS!!
• Have you seen those foods that claim to be gluten “free” and have wonder what gluten is and if you should care whether your food is gluten free, check our myth busting article to find out more
• The holidays are coming and with that all the delicious foods we like to indulge on, but beware “SALT” check out our international collaboration about salt and salt substitutes
• “Ditch the dietary supplements and eat whole foods instead” What are the effects of supplement vs whole foods in sports performance
• Have you been feeling tired and down recently? you might have a vitamin D deficiency, check out our essential guide to vitamins and minerals article to learn more about the role of magnesium and vitamin D in our mood, sleep, and overall health

This month’s student spotlight is Lindsey Cedeno Ortiz, check what she has to say in page 12!

For this month interview, we have Dr. Catherine Christie, recipient of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Medallion Award. This is an interview you won’t want to miss!!!!

If you are looking to make an impact on campus as well as in the community, look for the fliers highlighting volunteer opportunities. These amazing programs are always looking for more volunteers. It is amazing the difference we can make when we all work together for a better and healthier tomorrow.

Happy reading!

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Salt substitute and Mortality<br />

Regarding the effects on mortality,<br />

results have been found in favor of<br />

the use of salt substitutes, in a<br />

study in which they were followed<br />

for 10 years and found that salt<br />

substitute consumption was<br />

associated with a lower risk of<br />

stroke in both patients with and<br />

without hypertension.13<br />

Similar results were observed in an intervention with salt substitute vs salt with a total<br />

population of 20,995 people with hypertension over 60 years of age. They were followed up for<br />

5 years, finding a lower stroke rate in the salt substitute group as well as a lower frequency of<br />

death due to vascular causes and acute myocardial infarction.14<br />

Security<br />

Regarding the safety of the consumption of salt substitutes, there is not enough evidence on<br />

the effects of potassium-enriched salt substitutes on the development of hyperkalemia<br />

(elevation of potassium in the blood), however, it is important to consider that in certain<br />

conditions if there could be a risk of hyperkalemia, as is the case with people with Chronic<br />

kidney disease or taking medications that alter potassium excretion.15,16<br />

What about Himalayan salt?<br />

In addition to salt substitutes, in recent years the consumption of Himalayan salt has been<br />

given the "healthy" label for its low sodium content and content of other minerals such as<br />

magnesium, calcium, zinc, potassium, iron among others. However there is very little scientific<br />

evidence in which it has been found that exerts no effect on blood pressure, urinary sodium<br />

excretion, in addition to amounts of sodium are similar to traditional table salt, therefore its<br />

only difference regarding table salt is its cost.17<br />

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