Coronavirus (COVID-19) UPDATES Click Here Halt the Salt Home > About Us > Our Blog > 2017 > March > 30 > Halt the Salt March 30, 2017 Kathryn Palmer, WIC Director Issues | Share This Post: It's the final days of National Nutrition Month and to wrap it up, Kathryn Palmer, WIC Director at Whitney Young Health is putting the spotlight how a high-sodium diet can cause negative effects in your body and what you can do to fight it. A recent study in the American Journal of Health estimates that 1.5 million cases of high blood pressure could be eliminated and over 2 billion in health care cost could be saved annually if Americans would reduce their salt intake by 400 milligrams a day. The FDA recommends that individuals consume no more than 2,300 milligrams of salt a day. For reference, one teaspoon of salt contains 2323 milligrams of sodium. Americans consume an average of 4,000 milligrams of sodium every day. Salt works on you kidneys to make your body hold water. The extra stored water raises your blood pressure which puts a strain on your kidneys, arteries, heart and brain. One of the quickest ways to lower your blood pressure is to eat less salt. Amazingly 80% of your daily salt intake is not from the salt shaker, but is hidden in the processed, canned and fast foods you eat. Only 6% of salt intake comes from salting your food, and 5 % during cooking. All food manufactures are required to display the amount of salt in their products. Read labels and choose products that have less than 300 milligrams of sodium. Avoid processes foods such as pre-packaged lunch meats and hot dogs. Avoid canned foods (one serving Campbell’s chunky soup has 2,290 milligrams of sodium). Limit fast foods to one time a week. Take the salt shaker off your table and use herbs, spices and no salt substitutions to flavor your food. You will feel better, you blood pressure will improve and your body will not retain water! 0 Comments Leave a Reply Name * Email * (Your email will not be publicly displayed.) Comment Please type the letters and numbers shown in the image. Click the image to see another captcha. ARCHIVE October 2021 September 2021 May 2021 April 2021 February 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 March 2015 CATEGORIES events news TAGS #blm 2020 50th anniversary aca affordable care act albany albany county april 2020 award winners black communities black history month black lives matter books coronavirus covid-19 dan bazile donations equinox, inc. events first responders health health disparities healthcare inequality history in the news issues legacy event maria college masks may 2021 mental health merger proposal mobile health unit national health center week news newsletter pandemic people of color primary care protesters safe @ whitney safety spectrum news students swinburne building testing times union times union center to your health vaccine walk-up testing watervliet whitney on wheels whitney young health winter CONTACTS 920 Lark Drive, Albany, NY 12207 518-465-4771 info@wmyhealth.org Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Follow Us on LinkedIn Follow Us on Instagram FREQUENTLY USED FORMS WYH Patient Welcome Packet 2020 Updated.pdf Registration Form-Fillable School-Based Health Center Registration Whitney on Wheels-CHILD Registration Form Dental Services Medical History Advance Directive Forms Guest Dosing Form Sliding Fee Scale Discount Application Travel Immunizations Packet WIC Forms COMMON LINKS Board Portal Careers Directions & Hours Donate Employee Portal Forms Services NEWSLETTER SIGNUP WYH MISSION Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Center's Mission is to provide access to consistent quality healthcare without regard to income. © 2021 Whitney M Young Health Website by Web Instinct Home Sitemap Contact Us