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Low-salt diet

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Your body needs salt to work properly. Salt contains sodium. Sodium helps your body control many functions. Too much sodium in your diet can be bad for you. For most people, dietary sodium comes from salt that is in or added to their food.

If you have high blood pressure or heart failure, you may have to limit how much salt you eat every day. Even people with normal blood pressure will have lower (and healthier) blood pressure if they lower how much salt they eat.

Dietary sodium is measured in milligrams (mg). Your doctor may tell you to eat no more than 2,300 mg a day when you have these conditions. For some people, 1,500 mg a day is an even better goal.

Dieta baja en sal

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Su cuerpo necesita sal para que funcione correctamente. La sal contiene sodio. El sodio ayuda al cuerpo a controlar sus muchas funciones. El exceso de sodio en la dieta puede ser malo para usted. Para la mayoría de la gente, el sodio en la dieta proviene de la sal que se encuentra en o añade a su comida.

Si usted tiene presión arterial alta o la insuficiencia cardíaca, puede que tenga que limitar la cantidad de sal que consume cada día. Incluso las personas con presión arterial normal tendrán menor (y más sano) de la presión arterial si bajan la cantidad de sal que consumen.

Sodio en la dieta se mide en miligramos (mg). Su médico le puede decir que no comer más de 2.300 mg al día cuando usted tiene estas condiciones. Para algunas personas, 1.500 mg al día es un mejor objetivo.

Limiting Salt in Your Diet

Eating a variety of foods every day can help you limit salt. Try to eat a balanced diet.

Buy fresh vegetables and fruits whenever possible. They are naturally low in salt. Canned foods often contain salt to preserve the color of the food and keep it looking fresh. For this reason, it is better to buy fresh foods. Also buy:

• Fresh meats, chicken or turkey, and fish

• Fresh or frozen vegetables and fruits

Look for these words on labels: low-sodium, sodium-free, no salt added, sodium-reduced, or unsalted. Check all labels for how much salt foods contain per serving.

Ingredients are listed in order of the amount the food contains. Avoid foods that list salt near the top of the list of ingredients. A product with less than 100 mg of salt per serving is good.

Reducir la sal en su dieta

Comer una variedad de alimentos

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