sodium

(Rage) · Post by **(Rage)** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:15 pm

whats the deal with it? Why is it bad & how much is too much sodium?

And if does depend on weight and all that, how much should I take depending on weight 50kg?

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:15 pm

sodium is salt basically...thickens arteries (heart attacks) and also retains fluid...maybe your salt is high which is why get the thing...lots of processed foods are packed with sodium

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:32 pm

No more than 6g a day. I think that's pretty much a universal limit, bodyweight not withstanding.

Unless you have a condition like Hypothyroidism, when limits need to be lower like 1-2g a day, but you probably don't, so limit should be 6g a day.

Preferable though not to go there. Keep it lower than that where possible.

(Rage) · Post by **(Rage)** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:02 am

do you know ow to conert it to mg? cause that's how i usually see it in the nutrition facts, not as gram...and i always sucked at converting.

Twitch · Post by **Twitch** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:09 am

It is 1000 to 1, 6g of sodium is 6000mg's of sodium.

(Rage) · Post by **(Rage)** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:04 am

Ah okay then, then I don't have that much!