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From:	Dr. Neal Pinckney (98.150.248.15)
Subject:	Re: Salt vs sodium
Date:	April 10, 2010 at 12:52 pm PST

In Reply to: Salt vs sodium posted by Hanawaiman on April 10, 2010 at 11:52 am:

The amount of sodium listed in the Nutritional Facts label is just what it says - the amount of sodium - not salt.

Each 100 grams of salt provides about 40 grams of sodium. (The ratio is 2.5g sodium to 1g salt)

Recommendations for limiting salt intake are usually expressed milligrams of sodium.

About 3/4 of the sodium consumed in most developed nations comes from processed foods and restaurant meals.

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