Question

Nutrition experts recommend that most people eat less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day for good heart health. What percentage of this limit did you consume by eating these three foods? Are you surprised by this total? Explain your response. Plato

Answer 1

Explanation:

Sodium intake is important to health and most importantly, it is important to the heart. But excess sodium can lead to serious health issues. Therefore, the intake of sodium should be limited.

As per American Heart Association, an average American consumes more than 3400 mg sodium per day in their food. But the consumption must be limited to 2300 mg.

I am very much surprised to know that I consumed a lot more than this limit of sodium in my daily diet. I take up nearly 200 % of sodium intake. I am surprised by this and very much worried. If I continue to take sodium like this, it will have ill affects on my heart. So, I need to reduce my intake to less than 2300 mg of sodium a day. And also I need to do some cardiovascular exercise regularly.