Sodium Chloride - Salt & Dietary Intake, Foods High in Salt

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Salt. It's the mineral essential to all life. But research suggests that the amount of sodium chloride in prepared foods may be way too much of a good thing, especially if you already suffer from heart disease or liver disease.

Read more about the most commonly found nutrient, its history, uses, production, and the various ways to stay salt healthy....

Sodium Chloride
Fast Facts

Foods high in salt: buillion cubes, green olives, sausage, hot dogs, cold cuts, corned beef, salted potato chips & pretzels, pickles, ketchup, mustard

What it's good for: an essential nutrient for maintaining body fluid balance & to generate electrical impulses in nerves & muscles.

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