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Flying home from a trip to Louisiana, the stewardess asked if i wanted something to drink, so I asked for a tomato juice. The ingredients look fine, bit then I checked the salt content. An unbelievable 980 mg of salt (see picture below)! That's like Salt Lake City in a can!!<\/p>\n

Our MedWellness programs don't usually recommend hand-wringing over the Nutrition Facts portion of the food product, but salt is an exception.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Flying home from a trip to Louisiana, the stewardess asked if i wanted something to drink, so I asked for a tomato juice. 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