Sodium Guidelines

Today New sodium guidelines Why worry? Where is it? What do I eat? Trivia quiz

Snapshot Most people eat more than double

But... I don’t use the salt shaker or put that much salt on my food. Why do I have to worry?

One Day 1500 versus 4000

Kidney failure Loss of vision Stroke Senility Heart failure Heart attack Irregular beat Salt Toxicity HypertensionCancer Osteoporosi s Stomach Esophagus Kidneys Kidney stones

Quiz Which kills more Americans? Salt? or Tobacco?

Answer: excess salt intake

Chicken high in sodium in fast food places

450 mg plain turkey = 30 mg

1830 mg

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mg with ketchup One potato 17 mg

More Processed means higher sodium

3600 mg cucumber = 6 mg

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1000 mg Rice 3 mg

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5% or less daily value is low in sodium compare calories to mg sodium Look online Read labels Text %

Choose no added salt

Go online make a plan before you go

Go Fresh avoid the processed items that are high in sodium

3280 mg 550 mg

brown rice pasta fresh fish beans veggies fruits nuts oatmeal veggies flavored vinegars

Herbs & Spices There are thousands of herbs and spices without salt

Quiz: What is the new guideline for sodium intake?

Quiz Name 3 chronic diseases resulting in over-consumption of sodium over time.

Quiz Where is most of the sodium in your food found?

100 mg reduction will reduce health care costs by $18 billion “Salt is the single deadliest ingredient in our food supply” - Michael Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public Interest