European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Myth of the Salt Shaker shattered by Larry Doyle United press International n a study that shatters the myth o the sail Shaker researchers in the United Stales have found thai people led a Low sodium diet but allowed to season i hair lord to Lasle will end up cutting heir Salt intake by 40 percent anyway. For years people have been saying that if you want to restrict Salt take away tha Salt Shaker but i think this shows people won t Pul Loo much Salt on i hair Tood unless it s already in there says Gary Beauchamp a Bio psychologist at the Moncla chemical senses censer. A s Nice to reaffirm common sense concurs co researcher or. Karl in Gernan at the University at Pennsylvania in Philadelphia the researchers who published their study recently in the journal of the american medics association Gay their findings could be o Boon Tor people who want to resin it their Salt intake to control blood pressure bul find Low sodium tools unpalatable. The study also suggests Hal the main source of excess Salt in the american diet is not on the table As is frequently suggested bul hidden in processed and prepared loads says Beauchamp. This really shatters the myth of the Salt Shaker he says i would Hope 11 would also Send a Massage to food manufacturers Hal they Don t need to add As much Salt As they traditionally have bul i do think Hal Public Wilt have to change their taste and buying habits As  daily Salt consumption in the United slates averages Between 6 to 18 Grams a Day a level considered tar above the body s requirements. An essential Mineral sail can Causo or aggravate High b Ood pressure in taken in excess and Many authorities believe All americana would do wed1 to limit their consumption. Others Eon lend Only those with High blood pressure or who am sensitive to Salt need to restrict their Nilako but galling people to Cut Bach on sail is another matter Engelman says. People like sail. Treyve used to in he says. It you put them on a Low sodium diet and Tell them of Pul away their Salt Shaker they la end up Haling it and unless Hoy have a pressing reason to do so they won t slay on  however  and Engelman have Lound it it possible to reduce Salt intake Wilhoi sacrificing Insko Over a 14-week study 11 College undergraduates were led a sow sail diet but allowed Irce Access to a pro weighed sail Shaker. The subjects were nol Lold the purpose of the study and were encouraged to season i hair oort As they wished. The researchers found Hal although the sodium in the Lood was halt of whal the students were used la the Salt Lioy added Only made up for 20 percent of the deficit leading to a 40 percent reduction in Overall Salt intake. Beauchamp hypothesizes that the slide nos ate less Salt because by pulling in on the outside of the Lood. In More easily reached their Salt receptors and satisfied their need lot perceived  we have to differentiate Between obligatory Salt intake and voluntary intake eng than adds. It appears Hal when people have a Choice their body makes the right  How Salty a quiz Liu order of Diun  Iron highest Lolo esl anal Pibelo food serving no problems with wet stitches by Hob Stein United press International though Many doctors May disagree a new study indicates thai stitches can and apparently should gel wet patients frequently asked the question can i get my stitches wet physicians Dilfer in their recommendations some Teel that Slit hcs and Tho wound should always be kept dry while others Leel comfortable letting the stitches and the wound get wet said or. Joe m. Noe. An ass Island professor of plastic surgery at Harvard medical school to answer that question. Has conducted a study involving 100 patients who had benign or malignant lesions removed trom their skin Al the Bolh Israel Hospital in Boston and had the incision dosed with Nylon stitches All the patients were asked to Wash the Mounds Wilh soap and water twice a Day starting the morning alter surgery. They were Laid they could Shower and wet the stitches bul were advised not to Bathe the wore evaluated three to 12days later. All Iho wounds were noted to heal primarily. Them were no inflections there were neither disruptions nor openings of the wound said Noe in reporting his findings in the january Issue of the journal plastic and reconstructive surgery. Thera ii no data to suggest that a wound with a Baches that is Kepi dry heals la scr has less incidence of infection has toss pain or has greater wound.  said Noe. The by Neil of being ate to wot stitches is obvious because of less disruptions in daily  based on the findings Noe said he would recommend that patients be instructed to Wash their wounds. There Aie several positive reasons. First of All it tends to make people less intimidated by their wounds. Secondly the wound is cleaner when you see it so it s much easier to remove the stitches and i think you gel a liner scar a said in an interview. Showers Are Sale than balls because Bath water gets easily contaminated and then May be in Contact Wilh the wound and stitches he said. Although surgical soaps and antiseptics May be better than Ordinary soap and water they Are expensive can cause allergic reactions and Are probably unnecessary he said. In an age when Mote procedures Aro being done on an outpatient basis and where More patients or their families Are providing the wound care at Home in seems advantageous to allow patients to wet their wounds he said. There is less disruption in their daily activities being allowed to Wash their wounds May allay any anxiety associated with dealing with surgical  he said. 1 ilk i table spoon a 01. L is prtofla3 it Ilov it Riany j tuesday january 12, 1988 the stars and stripes Pago 1?