Salt Shocker - Cottage Cheese - Too Much Sodium? - ChooseHealthLA.com

Choose Health LA - Salt is hidden in many places you might not suspect, like the cottage cheese that many enjoy with fruit or in a salad.

Consuming too much sodium can cause increased blood pressure and put you at a higher risk for heart disease and stroke. The U.S. Government's Dietary Guidelines for Americans currently recommends that you should not consume more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium per day, or 1,500 milligrams for older adults, African Americans and people with high blood pressure.

But unless you read every food label and never dine out, you're probably getting far more than that. In fact, the average person consumes more than two times their recommended daily amount of sodium!

Here are the Mayo Clinic's tips for cutting back on sodium in your diet:
Eat more fresh foods and fewer processed foods.
Opt for low-sodium products.
Remove salt from recipes whenever possible.
Limit use of sodium-laden condiments.
Use herbs, spices and other flavorings to enhance foods.
Use salt substitutes wisely.

To learn more, visit: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sodium/NU00284

To find out more about public health efforts to reduce sodium consumption, visit:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/cardio/cardio-salt-initiative.shtml
http://www.newsroom.heart.org/index.php?s=43&item=1237
http://www2a.cdc.gov/phlp/winnable/sodium_reduction.asp

Be sure to visit our website ChooseHealthLA.com http://www.choosehealthla.com

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• salt
• sodium
• hypertension
• blood pressure
• cottage
• cheese
• high blood pressure
• reduce sodium
• health
• choosehealthla
• eat healthy
• move healthy
• live healthy