Facts About Salt and Your Health

Facts About Salt and Your Health
[icon_list_item icon=”fa-heart” icon_type=”transparent” icon_color=”#8e2b28″ title=”Most sodium is consumed in the form of sodium chloride, which is table salt. Other forms of sodium are also found in food, so watch out for salt AND sodium.”][icon_list_item icon=”fa-heart” icon_type=”transparent” icon_color=”#8e2b28″ title=”Try to have less than 2,400 milligrams of sodium a day — that’s the same as 6 grams of salt a day, or about 1 teaspoon. That includes ALL sodium and salt — what’s in the product, and added in cooking and at the table.”][icon_list_item icon=”fa-heart” icon_type=”transparent” icon_color=”#8e2b28″ title=”Processed foods account for most of the sodium and salt consumed.”][icon_list_item icon=”fa-heart” icon_type=”transparent” icon_color=”#8e2b28″ title=”Check food labels — sodium is in some foods you might not expect, such as soy sauce and some antacids.”][icon_list_item icon=”fa-heart” icon_type=”transparent” icon_color=”#8e2b28″ title=”Kosher salt and sea salt are just that — salt. Don’t forget to include them in adding up your sodium intake for the day.”][icon_list_item icon=”fa-heart” icon_type=”transparent” icon_color=”#8e2b28″ title=”Reducing salt in the diet can lower blood pressure”]

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