{"id":9290,"date":"2014-09-19T06:01:24","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T10:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/candostreet.com\/blog-parents\/?p=9290"},"modified":"2014-09-20T15:15:15","modified_gmt":"2014-09-20T19:15:15","slug":"is-your-child-consuming-too-much-sodium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/is-your-child-consuming-too-much-sodium\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Child Consuming Too Much Sodium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0The September 2014 edition of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Vital Signs focuses on the amount of sodium in children’s diets.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

Reducing Sodium in Children’s Diets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Nearly 9 in 10 US children eat more sodium than recommended, and about 1 in 6 children has raised blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Lowering sodium in children’s diets today can help prevent heart disease tomorrow. Small changes make a big impact on your child’s daily sodium intake. Learn more in the current CDC Vital Signs<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sources of Sodium<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Americans get most of their daily sodium\u2014more than 75%\u2014from processed and restaurant foods.2<\/sup> What is processed food<\/span><\/a>?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sodium is already in processed and restaurant foods when you purchase them, which makes it difficult to reduce daily sodium intake on your own. Although it is wise to limit your use of added table salt while cooking and at the table, only a small amount of the sodium we consume each day comes from the salt shaker<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dietary Guidelines for Sodium and Potassium<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010[PDF-2.9M]<\/span><\/a><\/span> recommend that everyone age 2 and up should consume less than 2,300 milligrams (mg) of sodium each day<\/strong>. Some groups of people should further limit sodium intake to 1,500 mg per day<\/strong>, including:<\/span><\/p>\n