Here is some info.....I did some research on google and found this
According to many experts, the typical Western diet provides a grossly
excessive amount of sodium. Snacks, fast-food meals, and packaged food
products are the main culprits; even foods that do not taste salty are
sometimes loaded with sodium. For those who are salt-sensitive, the
consumption of extra sodium can influence their weight by as much as
ten pounds.
"Most people eat more salt than the recommended daily allowance of
2,400 milligrams. In fact, average salt intake is around 20 times as
much as our body requires. Where does the excess salt in our diet come
from? Foods in their natural state contain little salt. Most salt
people consume comes from manufactured foods -- like breakfast
cereals, rice mixes, and processed meat. Twenty to 30 percent of salt
is added during cooking or while eating.
Reports from experts concerned with diet and cardiovascular disease or
diet and chronic diseases find that lower salt consumption is best;
only two out of 70 United States experts who have recently studied the
issue disagree."
Source:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=318376
Another Link
Sodium: Are you getting too much? by CNN
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/NU/00284.html
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