How to Reduce Sodium in Your Diet - American Heart Association
2024年1月5日 · You might be getting more sodium than you need, even if you never pick up the salt shaker. Get tips for lowering sodium and salt in the grocery store or while cooking at home or dining out.
10 tricks to reduce salt (sodium) in your diet - Harvard Health
2018年7月20日 · The average adult eats about 3,400 milligrams (mg) of sodium per day — far more than the recommended daily goal of 2,300 mg. Here are the top 10 types of food that account for more than 40% of the sodium we eat each day, along with some ideas for simple swaps to help you eat less salt.
Tips for Reducing Sodium Intake | Salt | CDC - Centers for …
2024年1月31日 · Eating too much sodium can increase blood pressure and the risk of heart disease and stroke. Most sodium in our diets comes from packaged and restaurant food, not the salt shaker. You can reduce sodium intake by following the tips below at the grocery store, at home, and in restaurants.
Sodium Is Everywhere: Here’s How to Lower Your Intake
2024年10月15日 · How can I reduce my sodium intake? Limiting ultra-processed foods, restaurant meals, and fast foods is the best way to decrease your daily sodium intake, Dr. Wood says. However, prepared foods tend to be more convenient and less expensive than other options, so getting rid of these meals altogether might not be feasible for every American.
Sodium: How to tame your salt habit - Mayo Clinic
2023年6月28日 · Almost everyone can find a way to eat less sodium. Some ways you can cut back are: Eat more fresh foods. Most fresh fruits and vegetables are naturally low in sodium. Also, fresh meat is lower in sodium than are lunchmeat, bacon, hot dogs, sausage and ham. Buy fresh or frozen poultry, fish, or meat without added sodium. Choose low-sodium products.
Halt the Salt: 5 Ways to Cut Down on Sodium and Improve Your …
2023年2月13日 · Here are five simple ways you can reduce sodium in your diet: Choose fresh foods over salty, processed foods. Eat more fruits and vegetables. Skip or limit frozen dinners and other high-sodium fare such as pizza, fast food, packaged mixes, and canned soups or broths.
Sodium reduction - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年9月14日 · Reducing sodium intake is one of the most cost-effective ways to improve health and reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases, as it can avert a large number of cardiovascular events and deaths at very low total programme costs.
How to stay in the sodium safe zone - Harvard Health
2014年12月16日 · Here are several things you can do to help reduce your daily sodium intake: Read nutrition labels. Added salt (sodium chloride) contributes to your sodium intake, of course.
Top 10 Tips for Reducing Salt in Your Diet
2019年10月8日 · To help Americans reduce salt intake to the ideal one teaspoon per day, the National Kidney Foundation and Council of Renal Nutrition member Linda Ulrich offer 10 tips to reduce sodium in your diet. 1. Use fresh, rather than packaged, meats. Fresh cuts of beef, chicken or pork contain natural sodium, but the content is still much less than the ...
Take Action: How to Reduce Your Sodium Intake
Discover reduced or no-sodium alternatives. Salt substitutes, including herbs and spices, and citrus like lemon can provide more flavor with less sodium. For example, citrus and sodium activate the same taste sensors so that less sodium can be used when they are combined.