The “New & Interesting” series is a biweekly compilation of select research findings, news articles, and random tidbits in bullet-point format. The entries are highly abbreviated, but provide links to the original articles or abstracts if you desire to read further.

General Articles

• The recommended daily intake of salt is 2000 mg, but the average amount ingested by Americans is over twice that amount. Sometimes we may not be aware of how much salt there is in processed food. This infographic reveals how much salt is contained in different types of food. (Next Generation Food)

• Dr. Hank Chien, a New York-based plastic surgeon, set the world record in the classic arcade game Donkey Kong with 1,061,700 points in 2 hours and 35 minutes. (American Medical News)

Technical Articles

• Use of cotrimoxazole (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) and warfarin has been associated with a nearly four-fold increased risk of upper GI tract hemorrhage. (Arch Intern Med)

• Green tea extracts decreased glucose, triglyceride, and insulin levels in animal models of insulin resistance. Oxidative stress was also reduced, as suggested by lower plasma lipid peroxidation, sulfhydryl (SH) group oxidation, and DNA oxidative damage. (J Am Coll Nutr)