Nearly all of us get too much salt, even when we do not use the salt shaker at the table or when cooking, there are high levels of salt in foods - even some sweet foods! Many of us can look for the common form of salt in the ingredients - sodium chloride - but one form of potato chips found in the market has EIGHT DIFFERENT types of salt in that one product! A good rule of thumb by dietitian Elie Krieger of the food network is to read the label and make sure the sodium content is not more than the calorie content.
Also, you may know that watching your salt intake is helpful for controlling blood pressure. But, did you also know that potassium can also help lower blood pressure? The RDA for this mineral is 4,700 mg per day and getting this each day could lower your rish of heart disease by up to 15%. Some potassium-rich foods include bananas, strawberries, spinach, tuna, halibut and cod.
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