Archive for the ‘Sodium’ Category
For people following a low sodium diet, the biggest problem with soup and broth is the extremely high sodium content. A one cup serving can exceed 1000 mg sodium. For the best choices, look for low sodium broth that contains less than 140 mg sodium per one cup serving or reduced sodium broth containing 500 milligrams sodium [...]
Have you ever wondered what the cutoff is for a high- or low-sodium food? Food labeling laws provide the following guidelines: Sodium-free: less than 5 mg sodium per serving Very low-sodium: less than 35 mg per serving Low-sodium: 140 mg or less per serving Light in sodium: sodium has been reduced by 50% compared to the regular product Reduced sodium: sodium [...]
Foods high in sodium can make you very thirsty. Excess sodium may also increase blood pressure and contribute to fluid retention. For people on dialysis these are two reasons sodium is limited in the dialysis diet. For those with kidney failure, fluids are limited in their diets. Because kidneys are no longer able to remove [...]
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