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Sodium Guidelines
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Today New sodium guidelines Why worry? Where is it? What do I eat? Trivia quiz
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Snapshot Most people eat more than double
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But... I don’t use the salt shaker or put that much salt on my food. Why do I have to worry?
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One Day 1500 versus 4000
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Kidney failure Loss of vision Stroke Senility Heart failure Heart attack Irregular beat Salt Toxicity HypertensionCancer Osteoporosi s Stomach Esophagus Kidneys Kidney stones
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Quiz Which kills more Americans? Salt? or Tobacco?
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Answer: excess salt intake
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Chicken high in sodium in fast food places
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450 mg plain turkey = 30 mg
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1830 mg
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1680 mg
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1000 mg
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1150 mg
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450-500 mg with ketchup One potato 17 mg
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More Processed means higher sodium
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3600 mg cucumber = 6 mg
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1000 mg
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1100 mg
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500 mg
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800 mg
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1100 mg
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850 mg
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1000 mg Rice 3 mg
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500 mg
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5% or less daily value is low in sodium compare calories to mg sodium Look online Read labels Text 660 250 28%
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Choose no added salt
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Go online make a plan before you go
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Go Fresh avoid the processed items that are high in sodium
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3280 mg 550 mg
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brown rice pasta fresh fish beans veggies fruits nuts oatmeal veggies flavored vinegars
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Herbs & Spices There are thousands of herbs and spices without salt
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Quiz: What is the new guideline for sodium intake?
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Quiz Name 3 chronic diseases resulting in over-consumption of sodium over time.
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Quiz Where is most of the sodium in your food found?
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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
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