Chances are, even if your doctor didn't elect a low sodium diet for you, you may often wonder what sodium does for your body, why so many of us PPCMers have been put on sodium restricted diets, and what may happen if we choose to disobey our doctors recommendations.

Lining this page are facts, tidbits and information about both your friend, and your enemy - Sodium....

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Sodium Diets
Normal Sodium Diet - 1100-3300mg each day
High Sodium Diet - 4000-6000mg each day
Low Sodium Diet - 400-1000mg each day

Some of the highest sodium foods include:
Pickles
Lunch meats/deli meats
Cheeses
Canned Soups
Canned Vegetables
Canned Juices
Potato chips
Salad Dressings
Canned Olives
Tomato based items
Anything Pork/Ham
Mustard/Condiments
Beef Jerky
Saltine Crackers
Beef/Chicken Boullion
Baking Powder

Surprise!

Foods you never imagined have high sodium include:
1 teaspoon Baking soda has 925mg of sodium