Where Does Excess Sodium Come From?
In terms of normal daily consumption, excess sodium can come from many unexpected sources. Even if you never salt your food or use salt when cooking food, sodium is in almost everything we eat and many things that we drink. Almost everyone is aware that excess sodium is extremely high in most fast food items. Prepare a hamburger at home and compare it with a fast food hamburger and you will actually be able to taste the difference in salt content. Sodium lurks many other places as well. Processed meats, cheeses, sports drinks, soups, and most packaged and canned items have a very high salt content. Chips and crackers of most kinds are obviously high in sodium. Even many of your favorite low calorie foods from various diet manufacturers have excessive sodium content. As many pregnant women have found out as well, good, healthy, skim milk is also filled with salt. Even if you need to lower the sodium in your diet, you sometimes must do major detective work to find the foods with the high
