No more contingencies = âsale pendingâ. A deal thatâs truly pending is one in which the buyers have removed all contingencies. The buyer is âlocked inâ to buying the home. The final step is to move toward closing, which can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks.
Upper Limit. The âDietary Guidelines for Americans 2010â addresses sodium intake in detail. The average daily sodium intake for Americans is 3,400 milligrams per day, an excessive amount that raises blood pressure and poses health risks. In general, Americans should limit daily sodium consumption to 2,300 milligrams, but this is an upper safe limit, not a recommended daily allowance.
The American Heart Association recommends no more than 2,300 milligrams (mgs) a day and an ideal limit of no more than 1,500 mg per day for most adults. Because the average Americanâs sodium intake is so excessive, even cutting back to no more than 2,400 milligrams a day will significantly improve blood pressure and heart health. More than 75 percent of the sodium Americans eat comes from some processed, prepackaged and restaurant foods â not from the salt shaker.