I have a question

BrenNew

I usually only look at the totals for my cals, carbs, fats and proteins. But I've been checking over my reports and seeing totals for other stuff too. I'm wondering if there's some sort of guide to know if a person is getting TOO much of that other stuff, in particular, sodium, since that's what I noticed as seeming pretty darned high almost every day for me.

BrenNew

I usually only look at the totals for my cals, carbs, fats and proteins. But I've been checking over my reports and seeing totals for other stuff too. I'm wondering if there's some sort of guide to know if a person is getting TOO much of that other stuff, in particular, sodium, since that's what I noticed as seeming pretty darned high almost every day for me.

shorerider

USDA guidelines recommend no more than 2200mg of sodium a day for a person--less than 1600 for someone with high blood pressure. I try to keep mine under 1200 a day.

You can google for the other stuff--fiber, etc.

mzrobbie

I'm not an expert, but I"ve read that 2,300 mg is the recommended max of sodium in a diet. This is definitely something to watch if you have high blood pressure.

I personally watch my fiber intake (I shoot for 25g) and calcium intake (but since that is recorded as a % of the daily allowance, I just shoot for 100%).

Hope that helps!

PedalHound

I, too, have been very interested in the full report. Within the last week I had an epiphany as I always thought my sodium levels were low (no processed foods, almost no dairy, whole foods, not canned etc) but realized I was at an avg. of 4000mg a day (:huh: ) only to discover that cottage cheese and salsa were killing it. I've managed to get my sodium down to less than 1500 and my fibre up to 25-30... google is great when checking these things, as is the mayo clinic website.

BrenNew

Thanks for the info. I'm not the most computer literate person out there, so I'm having trouble trying to get the guidelines, even with your suggestions about googling them. I went to several sites, and got different amounts from each site, and am more confused than ever. For instance, one place said protein is 91, while another said 46!
I don't really care about the Vitamins and such, but would love to know the guidelines for protein, fat, fiber, cholesterol and sodium.

shorerider

http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=1&tax_subject=256

Try that link

BrenNew

Thanks Shorerider, that was one of the sites I checked out.

BrenNew

I finally found a site that gave me most of the USDA guideline info that I wanted! Course, I'd want less, since I'm trying to lose weight!
Reference Values for Nutrition Labeling

(Based on a 2000 Calorie Intake; for Adults and Children 4 or More Years of Age)
Nutrient Unit of Measure Daily Values
Total Fat grams (g) 65
Saturated fatty acids grams (g) 20
Cholesterol milligrams (mg) 300
Sodium milligrams (mg) 2400
Potassium milligrams (mg) 3500
Total carbohydrate grams (g) 300
Fiber grams (g) 25
Protein grams (g) 50