Food in Focus - Sodium and Your Kidney Health
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Sodium is one of the most abundant elements on earth. Most people think of salt when sodium is mentioned. Salt is actually the mineral compound sodium chloride. Foods we eat may contain sodium chloride (salt) or may contain sodium in other forms. If you have chronic kidney disease (CKD), your doctor and dietitian may advise you to follow a low-sodium diet, which includes limiting salt and other sodium-containing ingredients.
How much sodium is healthy for kidneys?
In this edition of Food in Focus, Eyram King discusses the role of sodium in kidney health.
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