Salt: Questions for Your Doctor

If you need to limit the amount of salt in your diet, see a doctor or dietitian to help you evaluate your current diet and target how much salt you should have in your diet. Here are some questions to consider asking:

• How can eating less salt help me?
• Isn't salt found in all foods?
• Do I need a minimum amount of salt?
• Can you tell me some foods to avoid because of high salt content?
• If I like these foods, what can I substitute?
• How can I count salt content in my foods?
• What's the difference between salt and sodium? Aren't they the same?
• How can food labels and ingredient lists help me cut back on salt?
• How can I cook using less salt?
• What if others in my family don't want to lower the salt in our diet?