How much salt/sodium do you need per day?

[Woodznutz]

Doctors recommend reducing sodium from the average of 3300mg per day to 1500 mg per day. However, this is still three times as much as is needed, which is cited as 500 mg. Interestingly the Brits suggest 600 mg/day as preferred.

How Much Sodium Should I Eat Per Day?

Americans consume far too much sodium — on average, over 3,300 milligrams daily.

www.heart.org

 

[Muhammed]

Doctors recommend reducing sodium from the average of 3300mg per day to 1500 mg per day. However, this is still three times as much as is needed, which is cited as 500 mg. Interestingly the Brits suggest 600 mg/day as preferred.

How Much Sodium Should I Eat Per Day?

Americans consume far too much sodium — on average, over 3,300 milligrams daily.

www.heart.org

The AHA seed money came from Proctor & Gamble, the makers of Crisco, which is ultra-processed artificial trans fat.

I wouldn't take advice from them.

 

[Blaster]

Most Americans suffer from high blood pressure because of high sodium foods.

 

[Woodznutz]

The AHA seed money came from Proctor & Gamble, the makers of Crisco, which is ultra-processed artificial trans fat.

I wouldn't take advice from them.

This has been well known for decades by the health culture movement. It is only recently that such knowledge has gone mainstream, likely by the prevalence of hypertension.

The healthcare community is the victim of its own success. Now being swamped with more patients than they can possibly care for they are attempting to scale back the hordes of sick people storming the hospital gates by giving out actual health advice hidden by them for decades.

 

[braalian]

The vast, vast, vast majority of Americans consume far more sodium than their bodies need

 

[Invisibleflash]

Doctors recommend reducing sodium from the average of 3300mg per day to 1500 mg per day. However, this is still three times as much as is needed, which is cited as 500 mg. Interestingly the Brits suggest 600 mg/day as preferred.

How Much Sodium Should I Eat Per Day?

Americans consume far too much sodium — on average, over 3,300 milligrams daily.

www.heart.org

I use sea salt now from France. I used canning salt before. Gave me bad heartburn. Heartburn about 95% better. I also started to make my own pasta sauce.

 

[Gary Seven]

Americans consume an INSANE amount of salt if they subscribe to a mainstream modern American diet.

 

[Darkwind]

Most Americans suffer from high blood pressure because of high sodium foods.

The majority of Americans who suffer from high blood pressure and hypertension do so because of sugar, not salt.

 

[MarathonMike]

The vast, vast, vast majority of Americans consume far more sodium than their bodies need

That is true, and much of it is already embedded in the food, not added with a salt shaker.

 

[Muhammed]

This has been well known for decades by the health culture movement. It is only recently that such knowledge has gone mainstream, likely by the prevalence of hypertension.

The healthcare community is the victim of its own success. Now being swamped with more patients than they can possibly care for they are attempting to scale back the hordes of sick people storming the hospital gates by giving out actual health advice hidden by them for decades.

Too little sodium causes all kinds of problems.

If you get too much, you just piss it out.

 

[SaxonJackson]

Doctors recommend reducing sodium from the average of 3300mg per day to 1500 mg per day. However, this is still three times as much as is needed, which is cited as 500 mg. Interestingly the Brits suggest 600 mg/day as preferred.

How Much Sodium Should I Eat Per Day?

Americans consume far too much sodium — on average, over 3,300 milligrams daily.

www.heart.org

If you feel weak, you're likely salt deficient. Salt used to be worth more than gold and was used as money. Put a salt like in the middle of the forest and watch how many animals partake.

There's also different levels of salt. Sea Salt or Himalayan Pink Salt (high in minerals) is far superior to Morton's Table Salt (almost pure sodium).

The average human needs at least a full teaspoon of quality salt per day (approximately 2300mg).

 

[Muhammed]

There's also different levels of salt. Sea Salt or Himalayan Pink Salt (high in minerals) is far superior to Morton's Table Salt (almost pure sodium).

No man, that's not how it works.

It's a 1:1 ratio.

 

[SaxonJackson]

No man, that's not how it works.

It's a 1:1 ratio.

Sea Salt vs. Table Salt: What's the Real Difference?​

It’s easy to see all salt as the same—a simple, everyday seasoning. But when you pause and look closer, you’ll find a world of difference between the uniform grains of table salt and the crystalline flakes of unrefined sea salt. The choice between them isn't just about taste; it's about texture, mineral content, and a connection to the natural world. Understanding this distinction can change the way you cook and nourish your body, turning a simple ingredient into an intentional part of your kitchen ritual.

Minerals in Sea Salt: What You Need to Know

Learn how minerals in sea salt add depth, flavor, and wellness to your meals. Find out what sets each type apart and how to choose the right salt for you.

www.santapriscaandco.com

Sea Salt is FAR superior to standard table salt. Two different things. Sea salt isn't only healthier but it tastes much better and is more savory.

 

[Woodznutz]

Too little sodium causes all kinds of problems.

If you get too much, you just piss it out.

Getting too little is rare. Too much can damage the kidneys. It does affect blood pressure as well. I can tell when I need to cut back on the salt as my blood pressure goes up by as much as 20 points if I overdo it.

 

[Woodznutz]

Minerals in Sea Salt: What You Need to Know

Learn how minerals in sea salt add depth, flavor, and wellness to your meals. Find out what sets each type apart and how to choose the right salt for you.

www.santapriscaandco.com

Sea Salt is FAR superior to standard table salt. Two different things. Sea salt isn't only healthier but it tastes much better and is more savory.

I use both. Sea salt is definitely better tasting. The crunchy crystals are yummy.

 

[Natural Citizen]

I noticed that Hebrew National hot dogs taste ike they have way more salt in them than they used to have. I fried two of em up in a cast iron skillet the way I always did. That's when I noticed they were skinnier, when I sliced them down the middle.

I don't eat hot dogs very often at all, but the added salt was very noticeable.

I looked at the nutrition info on their website and each one now has 480mg of sodium. Also looks like they started adding soy to them.

Also, and this is just an aside gripe, they stopped packaging 7 dogs in a pack and now have only six. And they are skinnier. Been a while since I've bought them, which goes to show how seldom I have hot dogs. I didn't notice they shorted one when I picked it up at the store.

But they're still 8 dollars a pack.

Also, the dog buns come 8 in a pack. HelloOooOoo...

 

[frigidweirdo]

Doctors recommend reducing sodium from the average of 3300mg per day to 1500 mg per day. However, this is still three times as much as is needed, which is cited as 500 mg. Interestingly the Brits suggest 600 mg/day as preferred.

How Much Sodium Should I Eat Per Day?

Americans consume far too much sodium — on average, over 3,300 milligrams daily.

www.heart.org

It's super hard as EVERYTHING has salt in it. Same with sugar.

And people literally have no awareness of this kind of thing either.

Go to a kindergarten and they're having a snack, which is cake. Why?

 

[Woodznutz]

It's super hard as EVERYTHING has salt in it. Same with sugar.

And people literally have no awareness of this kind of thing either.

Go to a kindergarten and they're having a snack, which is cake. Why?

Lots of foods are salt delivery systems.

 

[jacksonlamb]

I have ingested a very small daily intake since I hit twenty one.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

It is fairly simple.
Don't eat fast food.... only on rare occasions.
Don't eat processed foods. (Basically anything that is not a raw/unprocessed)
Learn to cook.
The American diet is atrocious. Damning. And is shown quite obviously in our poor health statistics.
Diabetes, exploding cancer rates, exploding HBP rates - all happened after the 1950s when corporations and the government took over the food supply and started adding every chemical/preservatives known to man to increase shelf life. And shorten ours.