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Heart Failure: Eating Less Salt
When you have heart failure, you need to eat less sodium, which is a component of salt. You will feel better and will lower your risk of being hospitalized by following the suggestions in this Actionset.
Key points
- Your doctor may limit your sodium intake to less than 2 g (2000 mg) a day.
- Keeping track of your sodium intake is the surest way of evaluating your diet.
- Processed foods and restaurant foods typically are high in sodium.
- Food can be tasty and still be low-sodium.
How does sodium affect your heart failure?
Why do you need to limit sodium for your heart failure?
How can you limit the amount of sodium in your diet?
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| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: July 30, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Rhonda O'Brien, MS, RD, CDE - Certified Diabetes Educator | |
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