Think your sodium intake is about average? Well, that’s actually BAD! According to the CDC the average American’s daily salt intake is way over the recommended limit. 90% of us are eating too much salt every day, consuming 3,266 milligrams a day compared to the government’s recommended limit of 1,500 mg.
Where’s all this sodium coming from? The results might surprise you.
The top sources of sodium in our diets, according to the CDC:
1. Bread and rolls
2. Cold cuts and cured meat
3. Pizza
4. Poultry
5. Soups
6. Sandwiches
7. Cheese
8. Pasta dishes
9. Meat dishes
10. Snacks
A high-sodium diet isn’t something to sweep under the rug; if it lead to high blood pressure, it can cause heart attacks, stroke, and other vascular diseases—conditions that kill more than 800,000 Americans each year. Keep the salt shaker off the kitchen table, limit dining out to once a week, and definitely watch out for those top 10 offenders!
