Thursday, August 22, 2013

Pa. city tries less salt in Chinese take-out food

A monday Aug. 19, 2013, photo shows the Szechuan Hunan restaurant which is participating in new low sodium initiative in Philadelphia. A new health initiative spearheaded by Temple University aims to help Chinese takeout restaurants in Philadelphia to cut the sodium in their food by 10 to 15 percent. About 220 of more than 400 takeout places have agreed to participate, with the ultimate goal of decreasing hypertension-related mortality rates in the city. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fast food in Philadelphia is getting a little bit healthier.








via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/pa-city-tries-less-salt-chinese-food-062542988.html

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