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A pinch of salt: Health effects

Posted by Staff on March 7, 2024 - 6:00am

By Megan Gushrowski, Pharmacist and Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team 

If someone uses the idiom to “take it with a pinch of salt,” they are asking you to consider or evaluate a statement because one may be skeptical about the truthfulness. Others may think of a pinch of salt when it is used in cooking. However, a pinch of salt (sodium chloride) does have an impact on one’s health.  

A diet high in sodium is a known contributing factor to high blood pressure and a recent study shows it may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. A study published by the Mayo Clinic in November 2023 asked people whether they always, usually, sometimes, or never/rarely added salt to their food and then followed these people to see if they developed type 2 diabetes. 

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Health Services
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Robert "Bob" W. Beery served in the U.S. Navy

Posted by Staff on March 6, 2024 - 9:13am

Robert "Bob" W. Beery, age 70, passed away on March 4, 2024, at 6:00 a.m. at the Shawnee Manor Nursing Home.

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Obituaries
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Pandora-Gilboa boys basketball holds off Ottoville

Posted by Staff on March 6, 2024 - 8:50am

By Matt M. Stutz

The Pandora-Gilboa High School boys basketball tournament run will continue on to the District Finals. The #2 seed Rockets pulled out an exciting, hard fought 53-48 rematch win over #3 seed Ottoville (17-7) in the Division IV District semi-finals Tuesday, March 5 at the Elida Fieldhouse.

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Sports
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March 5th Landspout Tornado identified in Putnam County

Posted by Staff on March 6, 2024 - 8:19am

UPDATED with statement from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

Preliminary information from the National Weather Service says that a brief landspout tornado occurred between Ottawa, OH and Leipsic, OH in Putnam County on Tuesday, March 5.

The overview notes, "The landspout was only on the ground for 1 minute, but did cause damage to a home on Road H5. The home sustained moderate loss of the roof and siding, and an attached garage also collapsed. Debris was scattered northeast of the property."

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Regional news
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PHOTO Try your hand at 3D printing at the library

Posted by Paula Scott on March 6, 2024 - 6:00am

A 3D printer will at the Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., in March. Patrons are welcome to bring a flash drive with a pre-formatted file to print or select an item at the library. Suggested donation 50 cents per hour for filament cost.

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The New Peacebuilders is topic of March 12 Forum

Posted by Staff on March 6, 2024 - 6:00am

Dr. Robert Brenneman, professor of criminal justice and sociology, Goshen College, will present the Forum, “The New Peacebuilders: Shifting Violence, Shifting Peace in Northern Central America,” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12 in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.

During the presentation, Brenneman will discuss what can be learned from the nitty-gritty peacebuilding practices of Central American Anabaptist-Mennonite congregations.

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Bluffton University
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