Questions for your health professional about salt


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Questions for your health professional about salt


If you need to limit the amount of salt in your diet, you should see a health professional to help you evaluate your current diet and target how much salt you should have in your diet. Here are some questions to consider asking:

  • I have Ménière's disease. How can eating less salt help me?
  • Isn't salt found in all foods?
  • Do I need a minimum amount of salt?
  • Can you tell me some foods to avoid because of high salt content?
  • If I like these foods, what can I substitute?
  • How can I count salt content in my foods?
  • What's the difference between salt and sodium? Aren't they the same?
  • How can food labels and ingredient lists help me cut back on salt?
  • How can I cook using less salt?
  • What if others in my family don't want to lower the salt in our diet?

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Author Sabra L. Katz-Wise
Author Ralph Poore
Editor Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Editor Pat Truman
Primary Medical Reviewer Adam Husney, MD

- Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Barrie J. Hurwitz, MD

- Neurology
Last Updated November 7, 2006

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Last updated: November 07, 2006
Author: Ralph Poore
Reviewed By: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine, Barrie J. Hurwitz, MD - Neurology
Editors: Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman

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