Did
you know..
• Salt and sodium are often used interchangeably
but in essence they are two different things.
• Sodium is technically known as sodium
chloride, an element of table salt.
• A single teaspoon of salt contains 2000mg
of sodium.
• The moderate requirement for adults, including
pregnant and lactating women, is about 2400mg
of sodium per day.
• Neither decreasing the intake nor increasing
it is recommended – most women will get adequate
supply of this mineral from their regular diets.
• The clearance of salt by the kidneys is
substantially increased during pregnancy – pregnant
women lose more salt than non-pregnant women.
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• In general when you stumble on guidelines
warning you on the dangers of eating too much
salt, the warning is all about limiting your sodium
intake.
• If frozen convenience food is your thingy,
look for products that contain less than 800mg
of sodium per serving. Canned soups, most fast
foods, luncheon meats and macaroni and cheese
mix are some examples of foods high in sodium.
• Condiments such as ketchup, soy sauce,
mustard, pickles and olives can be high in sodium
– go easy on these.
• In healthy normal people, the kidneys
help regulate the sodium level – excess sodium
is excreted from your body through urine and perspiration.
• Therefore when you eat foods high in salt,
you will probably urinate more often because your
body is trying to rid itself of the excess sodium.
Your body will work efficiently every day at maintaining
a proper balance of salt irrespective of your
sodium intake.
• Using salt for taste provides sufficient
dose of this mineral. Choose iodized versions
as the iodine in it will be useful for the fetus
(unless you are hyperthyroid and your doctor recommends
that you avoid iodized salts).