What is a healthy amount of sodium a day?

Answer 1

Feb. 11, 2004 -- A new report urges Americans to drastically cut back on salt in their diet but eases the rules on water intake by saying most people can simply let "thirst be their guide."


But don't drop that water bottle or saltshaker yet.


The report, issued today by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, says that most healthy Americans meet their daily hydration needs by letting thirst be their guide, rather than by following the old "eight to nine glasses a day" rule.


On salt, the report calls for healthy 19-to 50-year olds to limit themselves to 1.5 grams of sodium and 2.3 grams of chloride each day, which is the equivalent of 3.8 grams of salt. Previous government guidelines set the recommended sodium amount at 2.4 grams of sodium. Most sodium in the diet is consumed in the form of sodium chloride (salt).


This recommend intake does not apply to highly active people such as endurance athletes who lose large amounts of sweat on a daily basis. For older adults and the elderly, the limits are 1.3 grams/day for men and women aged 50-70 years and 1.2 grams for those 71 years and older.


The report is the sixth in a series from the Institute of Medicine and contains nutrient recommendations for water, potassium, sodium, chloride, and sulfate. Researchers say the study highlights the fact that the typical American diet is too high in sodium and too low in potassium, which increases the risk of chronic diseases, such as heart disease

Answer 2

About 500mg of sodium a day is considered the least you need. That's 1/4 teaspoon of table salt. There is no official recommended daily intake for sodium. However, healthy individuals are advised to limit sodium intake to 2,400mg, and that figure is used for determining the percent daily value for sodium on food labels.

Answer 3

The avg is 2400 mg per day. If sweating a lot can add a pinch more. Basically you should be getting enough in your food. Shouldn't need to add any from the table.

Answer 4

you're sturdy to drink the water. The a million tsp from the different answer is right, in line with 8 - 8oz glasses of water. yet there are some different issues to this. How lots do you weigh? you're able to desire to drink a million/2 your bodyweight in ouncesof water per day. you additionally should function a pinch (a million/8 oz.) of salt on your eating ordinary for each sixteen oz..of water you drink. case in point, in case you weigh one hundred thirty lbs, you're able to desire to drink a minimum of sixty 5 oz..of water with the aid of the day. for each sixteen oz..of this water, you're able to desire to dissolve a pinch of salt on your tongue (the superb way is to drink 8 oz., dissolve the salt and then wash that down with 8 greater oz.). once you're consuming delicate beverages, coffee or the different water replace, you're able to desire to provide up. those have sugar, caffeine and different ingredients that modify their dietary component, turning them into diuretics that pull out as much as 50% greater water than they incorporate. This reasons dehydration, which, in turn reasons extreme blood stress.

Answer 5

When I was on a low sodium diet for a while, I was limited to 1200 mg a day. you can probably safely double that.

If you have low blood pressure, you probably don't really have to worry about it.

Answer 6

6 grams as sodium choride (common salt) for a healthy adult.

Answer 7

Rock salt no limit.

Answer 8

2000-2500 mg daily