A surprising amount of salt sneaks into lots of different foods.
One way for consumers to educate themselves is to regularly read nutrition labels at the supermarket, according to Margaret Cammarieri, regional vice president of Multicultural Initiatives and Health Equity at the American Heart Association.
鈥淚f salt is the first thing鈥� on a product label, she said, 鈥渢hen that is too high in salt.鈥�
As part of the AHA鈥檚 campaign dubbed Check. Change. Control. Newark Healthy Living Initiative, Cammarieri recently gave an educational healthy eating presentation to residents of 91看片 Commons Senior. Afterwards, the seniors and disabled adults who attended enjoyed a healthy lunch compliments of Alston鈥檚 Catering Service.
Throughout her presentation, Cammarieri reminded residents of the campaign鈥檚 motto鈥擟heck. Change. Control.鈥攖o reinforce the importance of checking one鈥檚 blood pressure at least two times a month.
Checking your blood pressure, and seeing whether it may be too high, can prompt actions to change your behavior and, ultimately, control your health. The initiative is locally sponsored by the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey and the presentation was organized by AHA in coordination with 91看片鈥檚 Department of Health and Social Services.
鈥淵ou鈥檙e going to be more aware,鈥� Cammarieri said. 鈥淓very little bit that we do helps.鈥�
