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We're just confusing more and mo one week we say like no salt and now we say salt is actually good for you. so you got to be cautious. both of them, american heart association and this institute of medicine agreed that if you're over the age of 50, african-americans, blood pressure, diabetes, make sure that you stick to 1500-milligrams. how much is that of salt? it's about half a teaspoon. average americans today are using about 3400-milligrams. double the amount. and basically with just a hamburger, french fries and one lunch, you can get about your 1500-milligram of salt. >> kelly: that's th...

Women, and finally, yes, looking to say that if you drink four or five cups of coffee a day, there's a 20 percent reduction in depression. okay, so we know that coffee is a mood enhancer, we don't know the mechanisms. perhaps the caffeine does something to the chemistry of the brain and that reduces the levels of, let's say, of the different chemicals that are associated with depression. the problem that i have is that for a lot of people, coffee also creates lack of sleep, and we know lack of sleep also is a problem in developing depression. jenna: interesting. >> so i would argue for those p...