SALT

NaCl{Sodium ChLoride

A.k.A

SALT

The Aver Age AmeriC AN ShouLd CoNSume beTweeN

1,500ANd

2,300mg of Sodium iN A SiNgLe dAy

1 tsp

2,300 mg iS equAL To

of TAbLe SALT

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[To puT iT iNTo perSpeCTive]

you ShouLd oNLy CoNSume

[iN oTher wordS, hALf of The uS popuLATioN]

if you Are 51 or oLder or AfriCAN AmeriCAN or hAve high bLood preSSure

diAbeTeS or kidNey diSeASe

1,500mg of Sodium iN A SiNgLe dAy

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however, The AverAge AmeriCAN CoNSumeS

4,000mg of Sodium

dAiLy[ThiNk AbouT iT]

exTreme ThirST ShAkiNeSS diSorieNTATioN dizziNeSS SweLLiNg muSCLe CrAmpS ACid refLux heArT burN depreSSioN breAThLeSSNeSS dehydrATioN

{Too muCh Sodium iN your dieT CAN CAuSe

gASTriC uLCerS verTigo hormoNe imbALANCe oSTeoporoSiS kidNey diSorderS hyperTeNSioN ChroNiC fATigue heArT ATTACk heArT diSeASe STroke heArT fAiLure

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400,000deAThS per yeAr

high Sodium dieTS Are LeAdiNg fACTorS iN

[roughLy 1 iN 5 deAThS]

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proCeSSed

pACkAged

Are The higheST iN Sodium

{foodS

ANd

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6,510mg of Sodium

1,040mg of Sodium

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mCdoNALd’S

1,270mg of Sodium

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5-LAyer burriTo

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1,780mg of Sodium

CAmpbeLL’S

ChiCkeN NoodLe

1,000mg of Sodium

mom’S homemAde{boLogNA & CheeSe [mAde wiTh LoTS of Love & SeALed iN A bAg wiTh your NAme oN iT]

[iT ALL AddS up wheN you’re NoT pAyiNg ATTeNTioN]

hoT dogS SAuSAge CoLd CuTS bACoN Smoked hAm poTATo ChipS

preTzeLS ASSorTed NuTS CrACkerS popCorN

oTher high Sodium foodS To iNCLude Are{

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Soy SAuCe keTChup diLL piCkLeS bouiLLoN SALAd dreSSiNg

oLiveS TomATo SAuCe ALL SoupS

CheeSe CANNed vegeTAbLeS

NoT impoSSibLeiT iS

To reduCe Sodium iN your dieT

pAy ATTeNTioN To

how muChSodiumiS iN The foodS you eAT

SALT TAke The

The TAbLeoffShAker

bACk CuT

ouToN eATiNg

foodS

eATfreSh

herbS

SpiCeSiNSTeAd of SALT

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ANd

ANd moST imporTANTLy iNSTeAd of SAyiNg

pASS The SALTSAy:

i’LL pASS oN The

SALT

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