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It Seems That Many Low-Calorie Foods Have Lots Of Sodium. How Much Sodium Should I Be Eating?

Walter Willett, M.D., M.P.H., Professor and Chairman, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health
February 1, 2009

Question: It seems that many low-calorie foods have lots of sodium. How much sodium should I be eating?

Answer: The general idea is to keep sodium below 2500 milligrams a day (approximately 1 teaspoon of table salt). And a general rule of thumb is we should not have more than one milligram per calorie in foods that we eat, or not more than about 250 milligrams per serving.

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