If the label gives the sodium content, multiply by 2.5 to get the amount of salt.

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For starters, the participants' sodium consumption was gauged by measuring the sodium content of their urine over just one 24-hour period at the beginning of the study.

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The food industry is committed to continue to reduce the sodium content in thousands of products to help consumers reach the U.S. Dietary Guidelines recommendation of no more than 2, 300 milligrams of sodium per day.

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Wal-Mart is making well-deserved headlines today with its announcement, at a press conference joined by First Lady Michelle Obama, that it is committed to lowering sodium content by 25% and sugar by 10%, and eliminating many trans-fats completely, in its food products by 2015.

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However the group recommended that Subway increase the whole-grain content of its breads and continue to lower sodium.

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