Sodium question...
rachelhaueter
Posts: 41 Member
I don't have issues with cholesterol or high blood pressure so I'm wondering how much worry I should be putting into my daily sodium intake. There have been days where I will come in under my calories count, fatc ount, etc but mu sodium will be way over. I I'm not heavy handed with my seasonings and I'm trying to buy healthy foods but lately it seems I run away from anything that has any sodium in it at all. That is going to make cooking very difficult. Any insight?
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Processed foods (boxed, canned, frozen, restaurant) have sodium. If you want to reduce it, you can start to buy one new fresh item a week to add to your repertoire.
Not everyone is sensitive to salt.0 -
im over on my sodium almost every day. no way around it really unless you stay away from boxes, cans, and bags.. I've found I will more retain water of course on days i have a lot of sodium and try to drink more those days to help get it out.0
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^ What he said.
If you really don't have to worry about the health risks of sodium and it's more about just bloating, drink more water.0 -
Ok I will remember that. Thanks gang. I drink at least 5 or 6 cups of water a day and I will try to drink more as well as try to find lower sodium alternatives.0
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Great post, @rachelhaueter! :happy:
I'm new to all of this and still trying to figure things out, and I've had a lot of anxiety over foods with high sodium content. It stresses me out a lot, especially when I have limited options at hand. However I have also been working to increase my daily water intake, so that's a start I guess. (I need to get health insurance figured out and talk to my doctor, though, to see if I have any concerns re: cholesterol, etc.!)0 -
NHS advice is not more than 6 gms salt daily for adults, but so many commercial products have salt added that it's hard. Best advice is to look at nutrition labels on food and choose home-cooked over ready meals where possible. The sodium/potassium balance is also important, that's why you shouldn't eat too many bananas, as they are quite high in potassium.0
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I have serious issues with sodium! I also have high blood pressure so I take a blood pressure pill and a "water" pill for water retention. I found that the packaged/premade foods are the worst. I've started cooking my meals in bulk and freezing them in sections. WAY lower on sodium and preservatives that I don't want in my body.
Even if you don't have any health conditions you should really consider cutting down your sodium if you're constantly going over... for your overall health.
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http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/42/6/1087.full.pdf
People especially sensitive to sodium:
~women,
~people 55 years or older,
~certain ethnic groups, and
~people with renal disease, obesity, or hypertension.0
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