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Cindy Hamilton > wrote:

> On Jan 14, 12:21*pm, Terry > wrote:
> "The American Heart Association
> > (AHA) suggests that the 3 percent of the population who must follow a
> > severe, salt-restricted diet should not consume more than 400 mg of
> > sodium a day.
>
> Sounds like it's a non-issue for the other 97% of the population.

Doesn't sound that way to me. This cite:

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/prevent/sodium/sodium.htm

Says that a maximum of 2400mg of sodium is recommended for most people.
Those with high blood pressure may have their doctor recommend cutting
back to 1500mg. The previous poster said just 2 liters of softened
water may contain 480mg more sodium than the hard water. That seems
significant to me, especially since there is no taste benefit to soft
water.

> I'll continue to consume salt in copious quantities.

I'm trying to cut back, or at least feel a little guilty when I eat that
big dill pickle!

:-)

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA