FOOD SOURCE
Cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, milk, salt and salmon.
ACTION
Aids muscles, blood and lymphatic system.
SYMPTOMS OF DEFICIENCY
This would be rare and most of us have far more than we need. Only with excessive sweating or diarrhoea may we need more.
RDA* 'The
National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences
recommends 1,200 to 1,500 mg of sodium each day for adults. Persons with
high blood pressure should have no more than 2,300 mg of sodium a day.
Those with congestive heart failure, liver cirrhosis, and kidney disease
may need much lower amounts.' MedlinePlus
* Recommended Daily Allowance
