It can be quite a shock when you really look at labels and see how much sodium is in some packaged foods. Especially with sweet foods where you would not expect a lot of sodium to be hiding in the sugar.
It is important to note that CDC guidelines recommend a maximum daily sodium intake of 2,300mg. However, they suggest only 1,500mg for adults with high blood pressure, those aged over 40 years old, and all African American adults. So that is a lot of people (about 70%) who should really only have 1,500mg of sodium a day. That's tricky to do!
I did a review on the CDC guidelines early this year with suggestions of how to get down to 1,500mg of sodium a day. I hope it helps!
http://www.my-blood-pressure.com/lower-salt.html
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It can be quite a shock when you really look at labels and see how much sodium is in some packaged foods. Especially with sweet foods where you would not expect a lot of sodium to be hiding in the sugar.
It is important to note that CDC guidelines recommend a maximum daily sodium intake of 2,300mg. However, they suggest only 1,500mg for adults with high blood pressure, those aged over 40 years old, and all African American adults. So that is a lot of people (about 70%) who should really only have 1,500mg of sodium a day. That's tricky to do!
I did a review on the CDC guidelines early this year with suggestions of how to get down to 1,500mg of sodium a day. I hope it helps!
September 3, 2009 - 1:53amhttp://www.my-blood-pressure.com/lower-salt.html
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