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Walgett residents have shared distressing stories with the NSW Water Minister about the impact of water quality in the town, including one mother who says she had no idea she was "pumping sodium" through her ill son.

Astronomers observing the strange "rock comet" hybrid Phaethon as it passed the sun have found a surprise that could upend 14 years of thinking about the weird asteroid.

The biggest problem with these is foods is that they tend to offer saturated fat and sodium with fewer nutrients such as vitamins, minerals and fiber.

With a short and mostly recognizable ingredient list, V8 juice is a healthy option, but it doesn’t come anywhere close to eating real whole fruits and vegetables, one nutrition expert says.

The addition of better food labelling could be used to clearly show products high in risky nutrients such as sodium and sugar.

Mushrooms can be found in so many dishes, from omelets to stir-fries, that they're often overlooked. But mushrooms not only are versatile, they also provide a variety of health benefits ranging from brain health to cancer prevention. They're naturally low in sodium and fat, two things that can affect heart…

In a Cancer Council survey of 35 plant-based burger products, "some contain more than the recommended daily sodium intake in just one patty".

The popular lunchtime item has not been available to students since 2019.

The new standards, if implemented, would limit added sugars and sodium and emphasize whole-grain and domestically-produced products.