Sodium intake

leejoyce31
leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I generally try to stay under 1400 mg a day for purposes of water retention, and the fact that high blood pressure runs in my family. Can others let me know where their average daily sodium intake generally ranges?

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  • Annamarie3404
    Annamarie3404 Posts: 319 Member
    Check out my diary. In general, my sodium intake is low.
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    Mine stays between 4600 and 6000. Probably not a good idea for someone with high blood pressure, unless you are cycling water like crazy (which I do).
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited July 2016
    Have you even checked your blood pressure?
    Some walmarts have a machine by the drugstore. Also some CVS's and Walgreens.
    The body needs some salt. Don't mess up.
  • bcbgfitqueen
    bcbgfitqueen Posts: 12 Member
    On most days my sodium runs between 1500-2000 but I've seen days where I've consumed in excess of 2800. My blood pressure is a little low but still in the normal range.
  • leejoyce31
    leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
    Yes my blood pressure is normal. I get at least 1400 mg most days. I don't think that's messing up. Some days more.
  • rankinsect
    rankinsect Posts: 2,238 Member
    I don't really care about sodium (I have a blood pressure machine and my BP is fine), it tends to naturally hover in the 2500-3500 mg sodium per day. When I do a lot of exercise like a long day of hiking, I deliberately eat more sodium, since hyponatremia is a very real possibility.
  • st476
    st476 Posts: 357 Member
    Mine is around 2000-2800 depending on how many calories I have that day. It says 1400 for a lot of days but that's because I add salt to my pasta and vegetables for lunch everyday and don't log that since I never really know how much salt I used (I try not to use a lot though). :smile:
  • Hope228
    Hope228 Posts: 340 Member
    Mine is around 1,500. I have really high BP and am on meds. I have lost 15lbs since I was first diagnosed . BP has gone down but I'm not sure if it's the change in diet & weight loss or meds. Either way I'm glad it's being controlled.
  • Charlene072385
    Charlene072385 Posts: 13 Member
    I eat high, 3,000+. As a runner, I become very dizzy as I'm a salty sweater if I don't eat enough. After a workout I sometimes have to chug a 20oz Gatorade with 2 salt packets. Has me feeling great in 10 minutes.
  • lauraesh0384
    lauraesh0384 Posts: 463 Member
    On average my sodium intake is around 1800. Sometimes it's closer to 2300, but that's maybe once a week.
  • callumwalker1995
    callumwalker1995 Posts: 389 Member
    Charlene072385 wrote: »
    I eat high, 3,000+. As a runner, I become very dizzy as I'm a salty sweater if I don't eat enough. After a workout I sometimes have to chug a 20oz Gatorade with 2 salt packets. Has me feeling great in 10 minutes.

    Doyou find you hold more water with this high salt? Also how much does the salt packets cost?

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