Please share an interesting fact about eating a low sodium diet.

Ignore: After a short while, you get used to it.Your taste adjusts.

Ignore: Read food labels. The label info on food packages will help you make the best low sodium selections.

Ignore: Reduce sodium gradually; you will retrain your tastebuds.

Ignore: Try using herbs or salt substitutes to make low salt diets more pleasant to the taste buds.

Ignore: Eating a low sodium diet is easy if you add various spices to your food to enhance their flavor.

Most: Most sodium in our diet comes from processed , canned and frozen foods- not from a salt shaker.

Tapering: Tapering salt intake over a few weeks will allow taste buds to adjust to the new flavor of low salt.

Use: Use citrus and garlic to make a low sodium marinade.

Ignore: A 2 gram sodium diet is common for moderate to severe congestive heart failure.

Ignore: Use minimal salt, enrich the taste of your food with herbs and spices.

Ignore: Avoid Can food . They are usually high in Na . Low Na version are ok . Read labels .

Ignore: Diet soda has a lot of sodium.

Ignore: In people with chronic Kidney failure low Sodium diet controls the fluid status.

Ignore: Population studies show that life span correlates inversely with salt consumption.

Ignore: If you need some "taste enhancement" on foods TRY fresh lemon juice!! It tastes great with vegetable.

Ignore: Consume less than 2 grams ( 2000 mg) /day. Avoid all preserved or pickled foods.

Ignore: Low sodium diet helps legs from swelling, lowers blood pressure--read labels onfoods--in many foods.

Ignore: Minimize food lunch meat or chips as they are loaded with salt.

Ignore: Doing so may help to lower your blood pressure and prevent swelling of the legs.

Most: Most of the sodium comes from commercial products like canned foods so try to eat more at home.

Ignore: Eating foods as close to nature as possible., avoiding convenience foods or heavily preserved foods.

Ignore: Stick to fresh fruits and veggies as much as possible.