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How much salt / sodium?
Created on 8/8/2008
Recommendations to gently increase dietary potassium intake are typically paired with advice to lower sodium intake. P asks just how much daily sodium is medically acceptable? Most experts recommend no more than 2,300 mg of sodium per day, but some are expressing the need to reduce this number closer to 1,500 mg per day, perhaps even lower. Since the majority of dietary salt intake comes from processed foods, reading food labels is extremely important to maintaining safe sodium intake. Speak to your doctor about your own unique circumstances, because the presence of certain medical conditions, such as high blood pressure or heart failure, typically mandates attention to lowering your sodium intake.
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