Too Much Salt
OurDailyChallenge - Dangerous
ODT SALTY
There are dozens of things around the house that I could have used in this challenge. Thousands more waiting outside. But what I have gone with is one of the most dangerous things you will find in your home, and the danger is hidden. The danger is SALT !
The following is a quote from the Mayo Clinic:
"According to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans:
Don't exceed 2,300 mg of sodium a day if you're a healthy adult.
Don't exceed 1,500 mg of sodium a day if you have high blood pressure, kidney disease or diabetes; you are black; or you're middle-aged or older.
Keep in mind that these are upper limits, and less is usually best, especially if you're sensitive to the effects of sodium. If you aren't sure how much sodium your diet should include, talk to your doctor."
www.mayoclinic.com/health/sodium/NU00284
Now look at the nutrition label on this can of tomato soup. It tells us that there are 800 mg of salt in every 125 ml of the soup as it comes from the can. This is a 284 ml can. That means there are 1,818 mg of salt in this can. Typically, this can would provide two servings which means that the salt intake from one serving is over 900 mg of salt, 40% of your maximum recommended daily intake from just the soup! And that is only if you are a healthy adult. If you have high blood pressure, it is 61% of the recommended maximum. What else will you have at this meal that will add to the salt uptake?
And this is just one meal. Add what you get at two other meals and various snacks and it is easy to see why most of us get too much salt every day!
There are no maximum recommendations for children, probably because of the variance in their body weights, but if a child is a third to a half the adult weight, simple calculations would indicate that one serving of this soup would be 78 to 85% of what they should get.
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) is a serious health risk, and high salt intake is a leading risk initiator for developing hypertension. Which can lead to heart attach or stroke.
That’s why I chose this photo for the challenge today. Salt is dangerous, and much of what we consume is hiding in everyday prepared foods and restaurant meals.
I will now step down from my soapbox!
Too Much Salt
OurDailyChallenge - Dangerous
ODT SALTY
There are dozens of things around the house that I could have used in this challenge. Thousands more waiting outside. But what I have gone with is one of the most dangerous things you will find in your home, and the danger is hidden. The danger is SALT !
The following is a quote from the Mayo Clinic:
"According to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans:
Don't exceed 2,300 mg of sodium a day if you're a healthy adult.
Don't exceed 1,500 mg of sodium a day if you have high blood pressure, kidney disease or diabetes; you are black; or you're middle-aged or older.
Keep in mind that these are upper limits, and less is usually best, especially if you're sensitive to the effects of sodium. If you aren't sure how much sodium your diet should include, talk to your doctor."
www.mayoclinic.com/health/sodium/NU00284
Now look at the nutrition label on this can of tomato soup. It tells us that there are 800 mg of salt in every 125 ml of the soup as it comes from the can. This is a 284 ml can. That means there are 1,818 mg of salt in this can. Typically, this can would provide two servings which means that the salt intake from one serving is over 900 mg of salt, 40% of your maximum recommended daily intake from just the soup! And that is only if you are a healthy adult. If you have high blood pressure, it is 61% of the recommended maximum. What else will you have at this meal that will add to the salt uptake?
And this is just one meal. Add what you get at two other meals and various snacks and it is easy to see why most of us get too much salt every day!
There are no maximum recommendations for children, probably because of the variance in their body weights, but if a child is a third to a half the adult weight, simple calculations would indicate that one serving of this soup would be 78 to 85% of what they should get.
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) is a serious health risk, and high salt intake is a leading risk initiator for developing hypertension. Which can lead to heart attach or stroke.
That’s why I chose this photo for the challenge today. Salt is dangerous, and much of what we consume is hiding in everyday prepared foods and restaurant meals.
I will now step down from my soapbox!