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Should you eat salt from the table or the sea?

Do you ever have a friend that acts a little salty?  Maybe it is because they eat too much salt!  Okay, okay…enough with the corny jokes.  In all reality, many Americans actually do consume too much sodium – even if they don’t act salty.  The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that adults and children […]

REVIEWED BY: Kate Homonai, Family and Consumer Sciences Program Coordinator, Ohio State University Extension Vinton County

Reducing Sodium

The US Dietary Guidelines recommend healthy American adults limit their total sodium to 2,300 mg daily. Individuals with chronic conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease, should limit intake to 1,500 mg of sodium daily. These limits can be challenging as most American over consume sodium by 1,000 mg daily(PDF)Links to a PDF […]

WRITTEN BY: Christine Kendle, MS, RD, LD, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension Tuscarawas County

REVIEWED BY: Kate Shumaker, MS, RD, LD, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension Holmes County

REFERENCES:

  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Get the Facts: Sodium and the Dietary Guidelines. http://www.cdc.gov/salt/pdfs/Sodium_Dietary_Guidelines.pdf. October 2015.
  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Get the Facts: Sources of Sodium in Your Diet. http://www.cdc.gov/salt/pdfs/Sources_of_Sodium.pdf. October 2015.
  • Mayo Clinic. Sea Salt vs. Table Salt: What's the Difference? http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/sea-salt/faq-20058512. October 2015.
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Tips to Eat Less Salt and Sodium. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/healthdisp/pdf/tipsheets/Tips-to-Eat-Less-Salt-and-Sodium.pdf. October 2015.
  • Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Dietary Guidelines. http://health.gov/DietaryGuidelines/. October 2015.

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