Heart failure: Eating less salt
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 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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| Author: | Robin Parks, MS | Last Updated: August 25, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD - Cardiology | |
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