{"id":31055,"date":"2010-09-27T10:01:43","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T15:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=31055"},"modified":"2010-09-27T10:02:51","modified_gmt":"2010-09-27T15:02:51","slug":"heinz-releases-no-salt-ketchup-made-with-alsosalt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/heinz-releases-no-salt-ketchup-made-with-alsosalt\/","title":{"rendered":"Heinz Releases No Salt Ketchup Made With AlsoSalt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Heinz Releases No-Salt Ketchup Made with AlsoSalt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/heinz-releases-no-salt-ketchup-made-with-alsosalt\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-31374\" title=\"alsosalt\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/alsosalt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Many Americans are on <a title=\"Low Sodium Diet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/Low-Sodium-Diet\/\" target=\"_self\">low sodium diets<\/a> and\u00a0<em>more of us<\/em> should jump on that bandwagon. Sodium is a necessary component of life. It helps transmit nerve impulses, balance bodily fluids and\u00a0influence muscular movement.\u00a0On the flip side, too much sodium\u00a0can cause severe complications. Among the many concerns are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>water retention<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"4 Ways to Prevent High Blood Pressure\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/4-easy-ways-to-prevent-high-blood-pressure\/\" target=\"_self\">high blood pressure<\/a><\/li>\n<li>heart failure<\/li>\n<li>kidney disease and<\/li>\n<li>stroke<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reaching your sodium threshold is easier to do than one might think. According to the Mayo Clinic, one teaspoon of salt contains nearly 100 percent of the recommended daily intake for healthy adults (with many people needing even less.) It&#8217;s not particularly easy to cut back on salt, either. Salt is an acquired taste and although you <em>can <\/em>retrain your taste buds to enjoy food with out it, it takes a long time to do so.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>To the rescue is AlsoSalt, an all-natural salt substitute with no bitter aftertaste. The main ingredients in AlsoSalt are lysine and potassium. AlsoSalt comes in 3 flavors: original, garlic and butter. It\u00a0can be used just as\u00a0conventional salt is; during meal preparation or at the table.\u00a0Although it&#8217;s\u00a0available at most grocery stores,\u00a0you can also <a title=\"AlsoSalt\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001SAWS4C?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwweasyfreesc-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001SAWS4C\" target=\"_self\">purchase it\u00a0online<\/a> in shakers or single use packets for your traveling convenience.<\/p>\n<p>The H.J. Heinz Company is among the many companies now using AlsoSalt commercially. To the joy of many, Heinz has released a\u00a0No Salt Added Ketchup. Americans no longer have to suffer for their low-sodium dietary needs.<\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"The Mayo Clinic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mayoclinic.com\/health\/sodium\/NU00284\/NSECTIONGROUP=2\" target=\"_blank\">Mayo Clinic<\/a> also warns that,<em> &#8220;too much potassium can be harmful if you have kidney problems or if you&#8217;re taking medications for congestive heart failure or high blood pressure that cause potassium retention.&#8221; <\/em>Since\u00a0AlsoSalt replaces sodium with potassium, always be sure to check with your doctor if it&#8217;s an appropriate switch for you.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image via <a title=\"Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"FDA to Reduce Salt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/fda-to-reduce-salt-in-your-food\/\" target=\"_self\">FDA to Reduce Salt in Food<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Hunt's Ketchup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/hunts-ketchup-drops-corn-syrup\/\" target=\"_self\">Hunt&#8217;s Ketchup Drops Corn Syrup<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Reduce Salt Consumption\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/the-secret-to-skinny\/\" target=\"_self\">The Secret to Skinny<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many Americans are on low sodium diets and\u00a0more of us should jump on that bandwagon. Sodium is a necessary component of life. It helps transmit nerve impulses, balance bodily fluids and\u00a0influence muscular movement.\u00a0On the flip side, too much sodium\u00a0can cause &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/heinz-releases-no-salt-ketchup-made-with-alsosalt\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3687,3695],"tags":[4522,4452,4521,803],"class_list":["post-31055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adult-health","category-diet-and-nutrition","tag-alsosalt","tag-ketchup","tag-salt","tag-sodium"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31055"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31215,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31055\/revisions\/31215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}