In observance of American Heart Month, The Centers for Disease Control has released a special report in its February edition of CDC Vital Signs. The report, Where’s the sodium? There’s too much in many common foods, states that about 90 percent of Americans eat more sodium than is recommended for a healthy diet.
Most of the sodium people eat comes from processed foods and foods prepared in restaurants. Sodium is already part of processed foods and cannot be removed. Some highlights from the report include the following: