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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about eating a low sodium diet.

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Canned vegetables are very high in sodium. Frozen veggies are not.

Answered 6/29/2014

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Ignore: Avoid pre prepared frozen meals ; very high in Na . Read labeled.

Answered 7/11/2014

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Ignore: Pulverize your salt. More surface area means less needed to flavor!

Answered 7/28/2014

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Ignore: Ask your doc to explain why a low salt diet is healthy for YOU. Ask how high salt diet will harm.

Answered 11/8/2014

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Ignore: Ask your doctor the maximum amount of sodium you can consume daily.

Answered 5/6/2015

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Ignore: Simply ask for some diet suggestions. Some ideas,limit fast foods, canned foods, and restaurants.

Answered 5/30/2015

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Dr. Cornelius Oleary answered

Specializes in Urgent Care

Ignore: Ask about the DASH diet and check the American Heart Association website. http://tinyurl.com/jugax82.

Answered 1/17/2016

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Ignore: Ask your doctor for ways you can prevent heart disease with healthy lifestyle choices!

Answered 6/6/2016

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