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Thursday, February 9, 2017

Salt and Sodium


Episode # 43: Salt and Sodium | February is National Heart Month

Check ingredients list to avoid sneaky sodium. Sodium can be labeled as any of the following:

  1. Disodium guanylate (GMP)
  2. Disodium inosinate (IMP)
  3. Fleur de sel
  4. Himalayan pink salt
  5. Kosher salt
  6. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
  7. Rock salt
  8. Salt
  9. Sea salt
  10. Sodium bicarbonate
  11. Sodium nitrate
  12. Sodium citrate
  13. Sodium chloride
  14. Sodium diacetate
  15. Sodium erythorbate
  16. Sodium glutamate
  17. Sodium lactate
  18. Sodium lauryl Sulfate
  19. Sodium metabisulfite
  20. Sodium phosphate
  21. Trisodium phosphate

Resource: 

American Heart Association. 2017. Break Up With Salt. Link


Check out this episode!

1 comment:

  1. Many people know that sodium is a big no no for the heart and cholesterol, but your post educated many people about how they might still be consuming sodium. Good job!

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