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How much sodium should someone have a day? and how many grams of sugar per day?

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DRV..: The daily reference values (drv) published by the us government are the amount of nutrients recommended based on a 2000 calorie per day diet. The drv of sodium is 2, 400 mg and total carbohydrate 300 gm. Hope this helps.

Answered 2/18/2013

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