{"id":2410,"date":"2024-03-19T08:02:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T09:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=2410"},"modified":"2024-03-19T09:33:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T09:33:21","slug":"sodium-in-your-diet-how-salt-can-affect-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=2410","title":{"rendered":"Sodium in Your Diet: How Salt Can Affect Your Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How much salt is too much? Should I cut back? We asked experts these and other questions about sodium.<\/p>\n

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Without sodium, you wouldn\u2019t be able to survive. Nerves would fail to fire; muscles wouldn\u2019t contract. But experts say that most people consume far too much of it, increasing their risk of high blood pressure and heart disease.<\/p>\n

In the United States, for instance, about 95 percent of men and 77 percent of women<\/a> consume more than 2,300 milligrams per day, a limit federal health officials recommend.<\/p>\n

But in recent decades, researchers have disagreed<\/a> about exactly how much sodium is too much, with some suggesting that federal guidelines are too strict<\/a>. Those reports captured our attention and left many people confused, said Dr. Lawrence Appel, a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.<\/p>\n

But more recent research has clarified some of that murkiness, Dr. Appel said. We asked him and other experts to help set the record straight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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