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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

Is Sodium Sneaking Into Your Diet?

According to the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines, 89% of the U.S. population ages 1 year and older have a sodium intake above the daily recommendation. Males (14-70 years old) average about 4320mg of sodium per day. On the other hand, females (14-70 years old) average about 3042mg of sodium per day . These numbers are alarming, […]

WRITTEN BY: Susan Zies, OSU Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences and Shannon Smith, BGSU DIetetic Intern with Ohio State University Extension in Wood County

REVIEWED BY: Cheryl Spires, R. D., L. D., Program Specialist, SNAP Ed, OSU Extension Northwest Region, spires.53@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Shannon Smith, BGSU DIetetic Intern with Ohio State University Extension in Wood County, sshann@bgsu.edu

SOURCES:

  • Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Washington (DC): USDA and US Department of Health and Human Services 2015

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.

Salt Matters

Most people think the culprit of their salt intake is the salt shaker in their kitchen.  Not even close!  But what food contributes the most to our sodium intake?  Tell us your answer in our poll.  Next week, we’ll see how you did.  The Centers for Disease Control recently released, “Salt Matters: Preserving Choice, Protecting Health,” which […]

What’s Contributing to Your Salt Intake?

We eat a lot of salt in the US. In fact, data just published say only 1 in 10 adults met their recommendation for sodium intake. The average intake was 3,691 mg, well over the <2,300 mg recommendation set forth by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Too much salt may lead to high blood pressure, […]

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