Q: What is the maxium recommended sodium intake for a day?
A: The recommended maximum is no more than 2,300 mg of sodium per day. The recommended amount for people with high blood pressure and for those over age 51 is 1500 mg of sodium per day. For more information about lowering the amount of salt in your diet go to The American Heart Association’s Website.
Further Reading:
High Sodium and Hypertension – LiveStrong.com
Cut Hypertension Drugs With Low-Salt Diet – WebMD
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I didnt know until now age 56 that 1500mg of salt should be my daily intake at the most!
All I know is: Numbers don’t kill!!
Is your hypertensions salt sensitive? For many people, salt has no relationship to their high blood pressure. Generally, just plain old iodized salt is not that good for you anyway. The same cannot be said for good quality sea salt and celtic salt which has many trace minerals and is actually alkaline.
I’ve always herd to use iodized salt, that we need the iodine. Is sea salt iodized? b
I have been on Lopressor 25mg twice daily and HCTZ 12.5mg daily. My blood pressure has been within normal limits (<120/77). Today, I ate ready cooked fried rice, about 1/4 cup. 5 hours later I got dizzy and when I checked my BP 212/105. The fried rice is packaged by Ajinomoto. When I read the ingredients it has 840mg of sodium per serving of 1 cup. Also several chemicals I noticed. I also ate bagels w/spread this morning.
thanks for all the basic info I can read up on.
I have slightly increase blood pressure and was given losartan 25 mg/day. I have been taken them only when my blood pressure is high, generally this end up 2 times/week that I am taking the medication. My husband is wondering whether that is ok (by the way, I am using the Raspirator)