low sodium diet
Heart-healthy eating plan
A low sodium diet restricts salt intake, typically to manage high blood pressure, heart disease, or kidney problems.
Sodium appears not just in table salt but in processed foods, canned goods, and restaurant meals.
Her doctor put her on a low sodium diet after the heart attack.
Following one requires reading labels and cooking from scratch more often.
- salt-freeContaining no sodium chloride
- table saltCommon food seasoning
- blandLacking distinctive qualities
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- high blood pressureExcessive arterial force
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