How much sodium per day?

Question:

I've been cutting down my sodium intake (no reason, I just thought it would be healthy), but does anyone know how much sodium should a young adult have daily?

Answers:
An adequate intake would be approximately 1500mg/day. Preparing for my competition I went as low as 1000mg/day, but anything lower than that could be dangerous.

doctors are actually saying that that's the one "food" people shouldn't consume. i read that in Prevention Magazine.

however ... if you drink 1/2 your body weight in oz of water, then you can eat 1/4 teaspoon of salt for every quart of water you drink ... your body will use the salt.

here's the water cure:

Drink 1/2 your body weight of water in ounces, daily. Example 180 lb = 90 oz. of water daily. Divide that into 8 or 10 oz. glasses and that's how many glasses you will need to drink, daily. Use 1/4 tsp. of salt for every quart of water you drink. Use salt liberally with food. As long as you drink the water, you can use the salt. Avoid caffeinated or alcoholic drinks. These are diuretics and will dehydrate you. Every 6 oz. of caffeine or alcohol requires an additional 10 to 12 oz. of water to re-hydrate you.

How much sodium per day?

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