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SODIUM--- SALT

American adults eat more than 2,400 milligrams of sodium a day. This is about 1 teaspoon of ( the good ) sodium chloride (salt). If your on a "Low Sodium" regamin, you will have to reduce the 2400 mgs to a lower figure...A Prominent Doctor Notes in his Book On Sodium, That "500 Milligrams" of Salt Is the Maximum That should be Ingested Daily Sodium used to preserve and/or prolong the "shelf" life of food, is usually bad for you.

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Shake Your Salt Habit

Even if you rarely season your food with it, you're still likely consuming too much salt, say the people at the Institute of Medicine, the group that recommends nutrient intake levels.

Thanks to processed foods, most of us eat double the upper limit of salt, raising the risk of hypertension, heart attack, stroke, kidney disease and-as a recent study suggests-stomach cancer.

The Institute of Medicine (IOM ) has issued new guidelines.

Currently, the percent daily value of sodium on nutrition labels is based on an upper limit of 2,400 mg a day. The new recommended amount is 1,500 mg for healthy nine (9) to fifty (50)year olds, and even less for others. But food labels won't reflect this change, yet, so look for low sodium food (eats), and cut back on foods like cold cuts, dressings and cannedsoups.

Sodium...Another "Silent" Killer Watch Your Intake of sodium or one day you will be told,You have: "High" Blood Pressure...Clogged Arteries...Congestive Heart Failure...Excessive water retention, that's causing your heart to enlarge...Irregular Heart and Pulse beats...Excessive sodium intake has been eating away at your bones and more.
Sodium In Your Diet...Your questions answered here	Examples of High-Sodium Foods and Low-Sodium Alternatives...& more	High-Sodium Foods: Meats, Vegetables, Milk Products, Starches and Others
Limiting Sodium...Cutting Down On Salt...	Other "Low Salt" links	Sodium Guidelines Set by the FDA
Learn to Read Food Labels By reading food labels, you can learn which foods are high and low in sodium. As a rule, most processed foods, whether they are frozen, canned, or boxed, are high in sodium. For example, most frozen TV dinners, frozen snack foods such as pizza rolls and egg rolls, canned vegetables, and instant hot cereals are high in sodium and should be avoided.	Reading a Food Label for Sodium Content II. Fortunately, the new, easy to read, food labels can help with finding foods low in saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium, and with keeping track of the number of grams or milligrams consumed each day. According to Food and Drug Administration regulations, no manufacturer can say that their product is "low-fat" or "low-sodium" unless they can prove that claim. Learning to read these labels is a good first step in developing a sensible eating plan	Reading a Food Label for Sodium Content III
Key Words...You Can Rely on the Label...Rest assured, when you see key words and health claims on product labels, they mean what they say as defined by the government	Understanding Diet Terms...Most people are aware that a diet low in saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium is better for their heart and overall health. But few people understand the reasons why. Even fewer know what quantities of these substances actually qualify as "low" or healthy.It's especially important for people with heart failure and other heart conditions to understand the terms associated with a "heart-healthy" diet.	American Heart Asso. site on "sodium" Listed in order of relevance
Healthy Food Choices...These foods are relatively high in potassium and low in sodium. Extra amounts of these foods may help prevent a potassium deficiency. Certain salt substitutes contain a large amount of potassium and very little sodium. They’re not expensive and may be used freely by most people, except those who have kidney disease. Check with your doctor before choosing a salt substitute.	Sodium Contents on "Selected" foods	Sodium Content in "Common" foods
Low Sodium Diet...The “whys and hows” of reducing the amount of sodium in your body	Tips for Reducing Sodium Intake...Scroll down to heading	Food Additives...General Information
Heart Failure Patients...It is important to decrease the amount of sodium you eat when you have heart failure, because heart failure causes the body to hold on to extra sodium. The sodium causes extra fluid to build up in your body. The extra fluid makes your heart work harder. It also causes symptoms such as swelling of the ankles, feet or abdomen, shortness of breath, or weight gain..."Free" Download of Information	McKinley Health Center's "Reducing the Sodium in Your Diet"	Sodium In Your Diet
Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia

Sodium...Another "Silent" Killer Watch Your Intake of sodium or one day you will be told,You have: "High" Blood Pressure...Clogged Arteries...Congestive Heart Failure...Excessive water retention, that's causing your heart to enlarge...Irregular Heart and Pulse beats...Excessive sodium intake has been eating away at your bones and more.

Sodium In Your Diet...Your questions answered here

Examples of High-Sodium Foods and Low-Sodium Alternatives...& more

High-Sodium Foods: Meats, Vegetables, Milk Products, Starches and Others

Limiting Sodium...Cutting Down On Salt...

Other "Low Salt" links

Sodium Guidelines Set by the FDA

Learn to Read Food Labels By reading food labels, you can learn which foods are high and low in sodium. As a rule, most processed foods, whether they are frozen, canned, or boxed, are high in sodium. For example, most frozen TV dinners, frozen snack foods such as pizza rolls and egg rolls, canned vegetables, and instant hot cereals are high in sodium and should be avoided.

Reading a Food Label for Sodium Content II. Fortunately, the new, easy to read, food labels can help with finding foods low in saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium, and with keeping track of the number of grams or milligrams consumed each day. According to Food and Drug Administration regulations, no manufacturer can say that their product is "low-fat" or "low-sodium" unless they can prove that claim. Learning to read these labels is a good first step in developing a sensible eating plan

Reading a Food Label for Sodium Content III

Key Words...You Can Rely on the Label...Rest assured, when you see key words and health claims on product labels, they mean what they say as defined by the government

Understanding Diet Terms...Most people are aware that a diet low in saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium is better for their heart and overall health. But few people understand the reasons why. Even fewer know what quantities of these substances actually qualify as "low" or healthy.It's especially important for people with heart failure and other heart conditions to understand the terms associated with a "heart-healthy" diet.

American Heart Asso. site on "sodium" Listed in order of relevance