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daily sodium intake

myrna17
myrna17 Posts: 2
edited January 2 in Food and Nutrition
Just wondered if anyone knows what a healthy daily sodium intake should be?

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  • lovelyrose11
    lovelyrose11 Posts: 609 Member
    MFP sets it at 2500 per day. As long as you don't have high blood pressure or any other health issues this should be a healthy daily intake.
  • AliceNov2011
    AliceNov2011 Posts: 471 Member
    1500 for women over 50.
  • allnaday
    allnaday Posts: 54 Member
    just asked our dietician last night. She said normal was 3000 to 4000. Getting down to 2000 would be a moderate restriction. MFP set mine to 2500 also.
  • myrna17
    myrna17 Posts: 2
    Thanks for the information, it is helpful to compare how I am doing.
  • jdennisj
    jdennisj Posts: 53
    My physician wants me to stay at less than 2000 mg of sodium. I think that provides me a little cushion if I go over but will stay within USDA recommendations. It's amazing how many food products contain sodium - raw meat and poultry, most processed foods, even raw vegetables. I track sodium with my other items.
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