While on their assigned diet, participants were followed for a month at a high
daily sodium level (3,300 mg) and two lower daily sodium levels (2,300 mg and 1,500 mg).
Not exact matches
Specifically, the SNA is asking to: keep the
level of whole grains in the total number of grain foods served at 25 %; avoid further reductions in
sodium; eliminate the requirement that kids take fruit or a vegetable with their meal (returning to the old system in which kids could — and often did — pass up those healthful foods); and allow schools to sell on a
daily basis a la carte items like pizza and fries, as opposed to the current plan which would allow these items to be sold only on the same day they appeared on the main lunch line.
The high
sodium level was comparable to the average
daily intake in a typical American diet.
He added that what is now generally recommended as a healthy
daily ceiling for
sodium consumption appears to be set too low, regardless of a person's blood pressure
level.
Patrons should pay attention to the high
levels of
sodium found in every item on the menu, as most options contain more than 1,000 mg of
sodium, which represents half of the suggested
daily value for a person consuming 2,000 calories a day.
If you do some research, you will see that the
sodium levels are less than the
daily recommended
levels.