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sodium

Tulipbirdy
Tulipbirdy Posts: 28
edited January 17 in Food and Nutrition
Im trying to eat healthy as possible to lose weight, but my healthy foods does not contain any/enough sodium. is that bad? what should i do?

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  • Jerbear1985
    Jerbear1985 Posts: 19 Member
    That does not sound like a problem to me!
  • BlueObsidian
    BlueObsidian Posts: 297 Member
    I believe the minimum recommended intake is something like 500 mg. It is important to have some sodium in your diet, but what you actually need is a very small number. If you are getting less than that and are worried, just add a pinch of salt to your dinner.
  • tommygirl15
    tommygirl15 Posts: 1,012 Member
    The body does require some sodium, but don't worry if you're not hitting your daily goal. I rarely hit mine and it's never been an issue.
  • Bonny619
    Bonny619 Posts: 311 Member
    Eat some cottage cheese and you'll get some. But yes, you do need sodium in your diet.
  • chels0722
    chels0722 Posts: 465 Member
    AHA recommends no more that 2300mg a day. MFP has its default at 2500mg.

    I have mine set to 2000mg. This way I can strive for that, and if I go over a little, I can still moderate enough to stay under 2300mg

    Also, sodium is good to have. It is just something you have to moderate. But yes cottage cheese tends to have a good amount of sodium, plus other healthy fats and proteins.
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