DAEJEON, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean consumers are growing increasingly concerned about marine products as Japan prepares to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant into the sea. Worried citizens are stockpiling salt out of fear that future supplies could be contaminated with radioactive substances. A discount store in the central [...]
TAEAN, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The production of salt, onto which pine pollen settles after being blown by the wind at a salt field in Taean County, South Chungcheong Province, has begun in full swing. This salt is highly rare since it can only be produced for about ten days during this time of [...]
SINAN, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Sinan County in South Jeolla Province has been engaged in a special experiment in which sun-dried salt is added to water and sprayed on crops. This experiment turned out to have generated the effect of killing two birds with one stone. Namely, it contributed to enhancing pest control, while [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed new technology that allows for the production of electricity and salt using solar panels. The state-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) announced on Thursday that a consortium including the Green Energy Institute had developed a 100 kilowatt (kW) salt-producing solar panel system. These [...]
SUWON, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Siheung in Gyeonggi Province is known for its production of salt with water pumped from 100 meters below sea level. The city originally planned to sell this salt, but was prohibited by the government. According to a statement on Monday, the city has been operating a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — State-run Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention said Sunday that South Koreans must improve their dining habits by consuming less salt and eating regularly. Based on its survey conducted on 15,954 people aged 19 and above, the center said South Koreans earned a grade of 63.3 out of [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Consumption of kimchi does not raise blood pressure despite its high salt content as the lactic acid bacteria in the fermented dish actually helps drive sodium out of the body, a survey showed Wednesday. Kimchi is a traditional Korean side dish made of fermented napa cabbage, salt and pepper. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily sodium intake per capita was 3,871mg in 2015. Although this is a big improvement from the 4,546mg recorded in 2012, it still far exceeds the WHO recommended amount of 2,000mg. On Wednesday, researchers from Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital shed new light onto the sodium intake [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – In 2010, the South Korean government announced plans to cut sodium intake by 20 percent by 2020. The initiative has made impressive progress since, so far bringing down the daily intake level to 3,871mg in 2015 – a 19.1 percent reduction – according to the Korea Health Promotion Foundation. [...]
JACKSONVILE, Fla. June 25, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–In recent years, medical journals and consumer publications alike have been hashing out the controversy about salt consumption and its effects on an array of medical conditions, primarily high blood pressure and heart disease, but also osteoporosis, kidney stones and kidney disease, and obesity. There is one fundamental fact [...]