Today, January 11, 2010, the Bloomberg administration planned to unveil the new health initiative to the public. The administration wants to be able to reduce the amount of sodium by 25% over the next 5 years. This will easily reduce high blood pressure and other health conditions that many consumers have. This plan is voluntary and involves no legislation but there needs to be cooperation on a national level to achieve this goal.
Such companies as A & P supermarkets and Subway have agreed to follow through with this new goal. A & P is ready to help its consumers and the products they buy within the 435 supermarkets throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region. Subway has planned to cut the sodium amount in 23,000 stores nationwide.
Yet, there are companies such as Campbell Soup Company, that say they wouldn't join NYC's initiative because "there's no one size fits all".
After reading this article, I thought it was a very noble cause that the Bloomberg administration was trying to pursue. I am definitely a fan of this administration and what they are trying to do for America over the next 5 years. I think that American's consumer too much salt and trying to reduce the amount that is put in packaged foods, frozen foods, and chain foods, would help this country and its people!
This is a great idea. Sodium in this country has got way out of control. Small stes like this can help make our country a better place.
ReplyDeleteWhy is New York City the only city that is actually making progress in trying to make the world healthier? Come on NJ! I think that this is a great idea and will definitely help reduce the amount of heart attacks and all the other bad effects of sodium, yet I understand what they mean for it being difficult for some companies to do. Like they said, bread needs salt to rise and salt also adds the good flavor they we go out to eat for as well as giving food shelf life. We definitely need salt, yet I think that reducing it little by little within 5 years, to a total of 25% may make a difference but not one that would ruin the flavor of foods. There are other seasoning that help enhance flavor.
ReplyDeleteI think world wide restaurants should participate in this idea. It may help create a healthier America.
It's good to know that people are starting to try to change Americans eating habbits little by little. Although New York is one of the only states now that's trying to reduce the amount of salt people cosume, it's good to know that people are trying. Eating healthy is so importnant in this day and age. People are always on the go and want quick satisfying food. Cutting back on salt especailly in New York, the city that never sleep, is important.
ReplyDeleteI feel that this is something minor in our the average persons eyes, but in reality, lowering the salt in our food will have a great deal of benefits. The food that we consume today has way to much sodium, and its not just our food either. Alot of the beverages that we consume is overloaded with unhealthy amounts of sodium. In Nutrition class, we all had to keep food logs for ourselves and then break down our diets. At the end of the class when all our diets were broken down, all the students in the class were consuming way more sodium than their diets called for. Sodium is a great preserver and brings out the sweet flavors in a product therefore, its used in way more than we know. This, as mentioned, can cause high blood pressure and can lead to an unhealthy diet. These changes in Subway and A&P will undoubtedly help us with the problem of consuming to much sodium.
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