Do you have high blood pressure? Do you limit your salt intake?

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The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently released a report stating that 88% of American children and adults eat too much salt! But not only are they eating more than the recommended daily intake amount (2,300 mg/day), they're eating 53% MORE salt than the recommended amount. High salt consumption has been linked to high blood pressure, heart attacks, and stroke. Just a clarification for those who are unfamiliar: common table salt is also called sodium chloride and contains the chemicals sodium and chloride; the recommended amount of 'salt' is referring to the amount table salt eaten per day. Here are some common foods and their sodium content: -1 raw apple = 1 mg -1 plain bagel = 561 mg -1 slice white bread = 153 mg -1 cup of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal = 275 mg -3 oz of bacon = 621 mg -2 table spoons of Ranch salad dressing = 287 mg I found these stats on www.alsosalt.com/sodiumcontent Do you have high blood pressure? Do you limit your salt intake? Will you think about changing your diet after reading this information?