Protein & Salt

i dont know but im taking in double the amount of sodium that this site says i should.........

anyone know what the effects are of having too much sodium in your diet?


sorry if i thread jacked

Too much sodium is incredibly bad for your heart and cardiovascular system. Reduce the amount of processed foods you eat and you should see a huge reduction in your sodium consumption.

You may risk water retention. Sodium and salt will also minimize the hydration of your body. Hydration causes all your organs to work within thier dsigned purpose. Calorie burning can decline by about 2 percent per day when people are dehydrated. University of Utah found that, when it comes to water, more is better. Eight glasses of water a day not only prevented dehydration, but increased resting metabolism.

I'm having a hard time staying within my allotted allowable protein amount (56g). And there is salt in the most unexpected places! Who knew eggs had sodium?? And a can of sockeye salmon? Unbelievable!

How is everyone else doing juggling their menus so that everything is aligned? It's become a personal challenge for me each day to select foods with a daily total of the correct fat, protein, fibre, sugar, etc. I am certainly eating - I'm full - but I'm not getting the 1200 calories they recommend - I'm always less.

Anyways, I'm fairly new at this and actually having fun with it. Stay the course, I say!

Any processed food will have tons of unnecessary sodium and canned foods are no exception. Avoid processed foods as much as possible! Most foods have some amount of sodium that occurs naturally.

As far as protein goes, don't worry about going over unless you have certain health problems or kidney problems. When I was exercising all the time I got almost twice my MFP recommended amount of protein. MFP sets it low, so going over is fine.

Do your best to meet your calorie goal. Add a little more food to each meal and/or add foods that are calorie dense like avocados, nuts, and other things that have good fats.

You can go much further over on protein than that. Protein is a minimum goal while sodium is a maximum.

I dont worry about going over on protein, I am over everyday by a few points. Just get your protein from lean sources. I drink protein shakes and eat a lot of chicken breast. The fat and sugar that comes with some high protein foods is more of a worry to me.

Sodium is something I watch closely, High sodium causes hypertension and high blood pressure. It also causes you to hold water in your fat cells, adding weight and size to you, The FDA recommends a healthy 25 year old male daily allowance of 1500 mg and 2300 as the high limit. I have set my personal goal to 2000 or lower. It is easy to achieve once you start reading labels. I stay away from ready to eat meals in the frozen food section, that solved it right away. Processed food is loaded with sodium, eat fresh as much as you can. When you get your sodium down to the level that is right for you you will see a weight loss in the first week, and notice a difference in the mirror.