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How much sodium is too much?

leigh8679
leigh8679 Posts: 19 Member
edited January 16 in Food and Nutrition
How much sodium should I have a day? I've recently had alot of swelling in my hands and feet daily and my BP is running a little high.

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  • juliekaiser1988
    juliekaiser1988 Posts: 604 Member
    EVERYONE is different. Don't let anyone give you a number.

    I have low blood pressure. I get woozy when I stand up. Doc told me to get plenty of salt and caffeine every day.

    NO PROBLEM, DOC!!!!

    Obviously if you are swelling, you are over. Back it down. Eat a banana. Push more water.
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    I'd shoot for 2500 or less then if it was me (and it has been).
  • __RANDY__
    __RANDY__ Posts: 1,036 Member
    i try and drink 1.5-2 gallons of water a day so I don;t care one bit about sodium.
  • 714rah714
    714rah714 Posts: 759 Member
    Looking at your food diary it looks like you are doing very well as far as your sodium intake is concerned. I was surprised though at how much sodium is in the food that you eat from fast food places like Chipotle, for some odd reason I thought they'd be better that the processed foods you get in the supermarket. I thought wrong
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