Sodium intake

ashleyShades
ashleyShades Posts: 375 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Is there a way to counteract sodium intake? I got a $5 footlong subway club today from subway (no cheese, no sauce.. just veggies) and I ate half for lunch and am going to have the other half before I go to class tonight. However, the sodium in the meat is crazy high. Is there anything I can do to counteract this? Drink more water perhaps?

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  • saugonda1
    saugonda1 Posts: 145 Member
    ~~Drink More Water~~~!!!
  • dawn_eichert
    dawn_eichert Posts: 487 Member
    Drink lots of water, that will flush your system. Still may take a day or two but it will flush out of your system.
  • fadedimage
    fadedimage Posts: 22 Member
    Water's the easiest way to get it out of your system (other than watching the intake -- Subway is notorious for that though).
  • ashleyShades
    ashleyShades Posts: 375 Member
    Thank you all.
  • tom_olech
    tom_olech Posts: 139 Member
    Once sodium is in your body there is not way to cancel it out. You just have to wait until you pee it out. And as for drinking more water, it will not counteract the sodium, but it will help keep your fluids in balance and prevent dehydration from the excess sodium.
  • ashleyShades
    ashleyShades Posts: 375 Member
    Once sodium is in your body there is not way to cancel it out. You just have to wait until you pee it out. And as for drinking more water, it will not counteract the sodium, but it will help keep your fluids in balance and prevent dehydration from the excess sodium.

    Thank you! I already drink a lot of water but I was kind of shocked at how much sodium is in the meat!
  • ryblueeyes
    ryblueeyes Posts: 257 Member
    You guessed it - water. If you weigh daily, you will notice an increase tomorrow. It seems like I read that spinach (some specific nutrient in it) can help with bloating, although I've never actually tested that myself.
  • dmaloof2013
    dmaloof2013 Posts: 134 Member
    Water helps but it's not a cure. There really is no cure except to wait it out....
  • wjrapp
    wjrapp Posts: 56 Member
    Increase potassium and magnesium intake......tomatos, coconut water, bananas..would help to add both regularly to your dialy intake to always help counteract sodium intake.
  • ashleyShades
    ashleyShades Posts: 375 Member
    I don't want to feel bloated! Booooo.
  • jennysue519
    jennysue519 Posts: 1
    Also remember that if the water is softened it contains its own sodium. Make sure the water is not processed through a water softener or else you're going to do more damage.
  • ashleyShades
    ashleyShades Posts: 375 Member
    Also remember that if the water is softened it contains its own sodium. Make sure the water is not processed through a water softener or else you're going to do more damage.

    Thanks. I mostly drink the water at work and through the tap at home. No water softener at home.

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