High Blood Pressure

Frequently Asked Questions

16. What is the major source of the salt, or sodium, that we eat each day?

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Only a small amount of the salt that we eat comes from the salt shaker, and only small amounts occur naturally in food. Most of the salt that we eat comes from processed foods -- for example, baked goods, certain cereals, soy sauce, seasoned salts, monosodium glutamate (MSG), baking soda, and some antacids.