sodium daily, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The study, which was published in the May issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) pointed out that 80 percent of the daily sodium intake comes from processed or restaurant foods, making the recommended sodium levels near impossible unless people cook their meals from scratch.

Researchers examined the sodium content in popular foods from several major grocers, as well as fast-food restaurants, in a 2005 survey, which was repeated in 2008 and 2011. They found that from 2005 to 2011, the sodium content in processed foods decreased by 3.5 percent, and for restaurant foods it increased by 2.4 percent.

Dr. Stephen Havas, corresponding author of the study, noted studies have shown ingesting more than 1,500 milligramsbeef. And I’m enjoying the whole thing musically.

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