Sodium Intake?

AlyK47

Hey! I was just wondering, what's the recommended daily amount of sodium for a 1200 calorie diet?

MDawg81

If you track it on your diary it will tell you.

barbiecat

:bigsmile: the suggestion is higher than I like so I've lowered mine.

elijhasmomma

:bigsmile: the suggestion is higher than I like so I've lowered mine.

this^^^^^^ at 1,300 cals mine was set at 2,500mg but i dropped it to 2,300mg to start and still manage to stay under 2,000 if possible

MCproptart

Mine is 2500--and exercise will not give you more sodium intake like it does for other nutrients.

Pebble321

Aussie guidelines suggest 1500mg per day, which is lower than MFP's 2500. I've changed mine to 2000, so somewhere in the middle. To be honest I don't worry about it too much - I don't have any health issues which require me to keep it low and I drink lots of water so I'm not really concerned.

bulbadoof

2500 is the maximum recommended daily intake for people with no conditions that require them to watch their sodium; I think 1500 is the maximum for those people. It's something your body really doesn't need a lot of at all, so the lower you can keep it the better.

sarah44254

US suggests 2300 for healthy adults, 1500 for those with heart issues or over 50

MFP sets auto at 2500

choose a setting for yourself and stick with it for a month or so. if it seems to be giving you issues, mess with it. if not, leave it as is.

Willbenchforcupcakes

For me personally, I keep mine around 3200. Lower than that, and I start having issues with low blood pressure.

yasminara

Ditto to the other people. It's on the app, but I lowered mine as well though it's really as low as possible while still eating what I should. I wish I could tell you!