So ignore the earlier reports. So see what your doctor says.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/252382.php
New studies support limiting daily sodium consumption to less than 1,500
milligrams, according to a new American Heart Association presidential
advisory.
The advisory, published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation,
is based on a thorough review of recent laboratory, animal,
observational and clinical studies that reaffirm the association's 2011
advisory that limiting sodium (salt) to less than 1,500 mg per day is
linked to a decreased risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, including stroke.
"Our recommendation is simple in the sense that it applies to the entire
U.S. population, not just at-risk groups," said Nancy Brown, chief
executive officer of the American Heart Association. "Americans of all
ages, regardless of individual risk factors, can improve their heart
health and reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease by restricting
their daily consumption of sodium to less than 1,500 milligrams."
Some recent reports have led to confusion and mixed messages about the
healthiest levels of daily sodium for all subgroups of the population.
"People should not be swayed by calls for a change in sodium intake
recommendations based on findings from recent studies reporting that a
reduction in sodium consumption does not improve cardiovascular health,"
said Paul K. Whelton, M.D., M.Sc., lead author and Show Chwan Professor
of Global Public Health in the Tulane University School of Public
Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, La. "Our detailed review of
these studies identified serious methodological weaknesses, which limit
the value of these reports in setting or revising sodium intake policy.
"Our focus should be on finding effective ways to implement, not change,
the existing American Heart Association policy on sodium intake."
Reducing sodium intake can help fight high blood pressure, which affects
more than 76 million U.S. adults and is a major cause of cardiovascular
disease.
Yet, most American adults and children consume sodium far in excess of
their physiologic needs and guideline recommendations---with an average
daily intake more than 3400 mg per day. Only individuals, primarily
those with specific, rare disorders, who have been advised by their
physicians to do otherwise, should not reduce their sodium intake to
1500 mg/day, but this is difficult in the current environment. Most of
the sodium the public consumes is "hidden" in processed and prepared
foods. The American Heart Association advocates improved nutritional
labeling of sodium content and stringent limits on sodium in all foods -
fresh, processed and prepared -- provided to everyone and in particular
in schools, marketed to children and purchased by employers and
government programs.
Study authors conclude that a comprehensive approach to cardiovascular
health promotion and disease prevention is multifactorial that includes
regular physical activity, healthy body weight,
managing blood pressure, controlling blood sugar, avoiding tobacco and a
healthy diet. Sodium reduction is a very important component of a
healthy diet.
"An integral component of our campaign to improve the nation's
cardiovascular health by 20 percent by 2020 is a nationwide decrease in
sodium consumption," said Donna Arnett, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., president of
the American Heart Association. "It will require a joint effort between
health organizations, policy makers and the food industry to achieve
this goal by creating an environment conducive to helping all Americans
make healthy, low-sodium food choices."
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