Eating Less Sodium When You Have Heart Failure
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Introduction
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
per 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 my heart failure?
Why do I need to limit sodium for my heart failure?
How can I limit the amount of sodium in my diet?
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| Last updated: | September 01, 2006 |
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| Author: | Robin Parks, MS |
| Reviewed By: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Terrina Vail |
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