Sentences with phrase «sodium diets tend»

Plus, people with high - sodium diets tend to eat more processed foods and snacks.

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In contrast, a diet of processed foods tends to be the opposite — it contains more sodium and less potassium, says Kuklina, a nutritional epidemiologist at the CDC.

However, reasonable amounts of sodium are typically easy to stick to within a healthy natural diet — it's processed foods that tend to put people over the top.

Sauerkraut is an excellent source of probiotics, fiber, manganese, potassium, iron, calcium, and vitamin C. On the downside, it tends to be high in sodium, so it may not be the best choice if you are on a low - sodium diet.

So as you begin to eat an improved diet, you will often tend to eat less sodium.

With its emphasis on processed foods, the standard American diet tends to be higher in sodium than potassium, which leads to high blood pressure.