Sodium...Good and Bad?

johnm8703
johnm8703 Posts: 118 Member
edited December 19 in Food and Nutrition
This is probably a REALLY stupid question and I apologize if it is but are there different types of sodium? For example good vs bad. When I was looking at the breakdown of my burrito bowl from Chipotle the other day I saw that the 2 different salsa's that I had put on it added almost 1000 mg of sodium. This is just a little less than the amount of sodium than was in the lunch meat I had for lunch today (which I know is loaded with sodium). Needless to say I was surprised.

So I guess my question is is there a difference in sodium based on where it comes from?

Thanks!

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  • surticseldoon
    surticseldoon Posts: 2
    Sorry I cant help, but i've always though the same thing!
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Sodium is an element. It's the same wherever it comes from. If you hear otherwise it's BS.

    I'm not saying sodium is a problem, just that the element Na is Na however you dress it up.
  • wftiger
    wftiger Posts: 1,283 Member
    Yup, so such thing as good or bad really. If you are in a high risk group you will want to stay under 1500 mg no matter if they are from chicken or table salt. http://highbloodpressure.about.com/od/understandyourrisk/tp/risk_tp.htm

    Sodium is and always will be created equal.
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