The FDA recommends a daily allowance of sodium not in excess of 2,300 milligrams, a boundary the average American has a hard time respecting despite the threat of hypertension and heart disease. Because its recommendation is being taken with a grain of salt, the FDA is currently planning to overstep its own boundaries as a government regulatory agency by placing legal limits on the amount of salt processed foods can contain. Read more...
Photo: A customer fills a tray with salad at Greenhouse, a restaurant in Ackerman Union that provides healthy, low-sodium food options to students and others on campus.
