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

Sodium Guidelines

Today

• New sodium guidelines

• Why worry?

• Where is it?

• What do I eat?

• Trivia quiz

SnapshotMost 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 Day1500 versus 4000

•Kidney failure•Loss of vision•Stroke•Senility•Heart failure•Heart attack•Irregular beat

Salt Toxicity

Hypertension CancerOsteoporo

sis

•Stomach•Esophagus•Kidneys

Kidney stones

QuizWhich kills more Americans? Salt? or Tobacco?

Answer:excess salt intake

Chickenhigh in sodium in fast food places

450 mgplain turkey = 30 mg

1830 mg

1680 mg

1000 mg

1150 mg

450-500 mg with ketchupOne potato 17 mg

More Processedmeans higher sodium

3600 mgcucumber = 6 mg

1000 mg

1100 mg

500 mg

800 mg

1100 mg

850 mg

1000 mgRice 3 mg

500 mg

5% or less daily valueis low in sodium

compare calories to mg sodium

Look online

Read labels

Text

660

250

28%

Chooseno added salt

Go onlinemake a plan before you go

Go Freshavoid the processed items that are high in sodium

3280 mg

550 mg

brown ricepasta

fresh fishbeans

veggiesfruitsnuts

oatmealveggies

flavored vinegars

Herbs & SpicesThere are thousands of herbs and spices without

salt

Quiz:What is the new guideline for sodium intake?

QuizName 3 chronic diseases resulting in over-

consumption of sodium over time.

QuizWhere is most of the sodium in your food found?

100 mg reductionwill 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