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Sodium?

HunnieM
HunnieM Posts: 37
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
How much should a person have in a day?

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  • Clare_McGhee
    Clare_McGhee Posts: 9 Member
    The recommended amount of sodium is anything between 1500 mg and 2300 mg per day, but ideally you should try to eat less than the 2300mg.
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
    bump.
  • Clare_McGhee
    Clare_McGhee Posts: 9 Member
    Sorry, just came across this: The body requires only 500 milligrams of sodium each day.

    Apparently, it's impossible to stick to the above as nearly everything has salt in it so the above post (up to 2300mg) is the maximum amount you should have.
  • HunnieM
    HunnieM Posts: 37
    Thanks!
  • PhilipByrne
    PhilipByrne Posts: 276 Member
    Just bear in mind that table salt is Sodium Chloride. Not just sodium. 1Gram of Table salt = .5 gram of sodium.
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