Too much Sodium intake?

Daydreamangel

How bad is going over sodium by under 500 mg? I can never stay below in my diary.

Nony_Mouse

Mine is almost never under, hasn't done me any harm. Unless you have a medical condition that requires you to limit sodium intake, I wouldn't worry about it.

wilson10102018

Ignore sodium levels until your doctor tells you to reduce. Seriously. If your sodium intake is 3000mg and you go a couple of days of high perspiration or activity you can have dehydration - a serious medical problem.

Troutrouter1968

The recommended daily allowance is 2300mg of sodium. For people like me, over 50 and/or have heart disease, 1500mg is suggested. But remember that with exercise and drinking plenty of water, going over 500mg isn't that big of a deal. Too little sodium is also bad with the recommendation not to go below 500mg daily.

Go_Deskercise

Last Saturday I was over by 3492mg (I logged 5792mg) .... consistently that would be horrible but I don't make a habit of it

apullum

Daydreamangel wrote: »

How bad is going over sodium by under 500 mg? I can never stay below in my diary.

There is no reason to worry about this unless your doctor has told you to restrict sodium intake due to a diagnosed medical condition.

wilson10102018

Forget about sodium until your dr tells you otherwise. The recommendation is going to be changed because it is wrong. Should be about 1.5 times what it is. But, powerful lobbying is keeping it from being corrected. Low sodium can kill you. High sodium will make your ankles swell up.

JeromeBarry1

scholar.google.com "optimum sodium intake"