DB 8-Review Your Sodium Intake Paper
Include the answers to the questions given below with a short summary of the ‘Nutrition debate’ on page 246, as your initial comment of 200 words. Make your 3 follow-up comments on other student’s initial comments
Review your food intake by keeping track of what you are eating and drinking for 24 hours. By looking at food tables available in the book or on ‘Google’ estimate your total salt intake for the day. Provide an estimated value of salt. (1 point).
Are you eating too much Sodium? Find out from the food list on page 238. If you are an athlete, do you drink sports drinks to keep your electrolytes and sodium in balance? Read the write up on pages 236-237. Is it something you were even concerned about before? Have you ever had dehydration? Findout from the discussion on pages 243-244. How did it make you feel? Can you die from drinking too much water (page 244)? Submit your answers along with your comments in Canvas for Discussion Board 8. DB 8-Review Your Sodium Intake Paper.
1) Justin,
It is important that we look at how many mg of sodium we have in our diet each day. Many people consume more than the recommended amounts of sodium each day. To prevent people from consuming more than the recommend amount of sodium it is best to eat unprocessed foods such as fresh foods. It is important to gradually decrease your sodium intake by following a specific diet like the DASH or Mediterranean diet. The recommended level for my age for intake of sodium is 1500 mg. My estimate total intake for a day is 2200 mg of sodium. Yes, I do eat too much sodium because I tend to eat lots snack foods like potato chips. After working out, I do sometimes tend to drink sports drinks in order to keep up the balance between my electrolytes and sodium balance. I do realize that many of these sports drinks have lots of added sugars in them, so I tend to drink them in moderation. I fortunately never had experienced dehydration. Yes, it is possible to die from drinking too much water. This is called overhydration or water intoxication which can generally occur in people with kidney disorders or people consuming a fad diet.
2) Madison chase
In our society today sodium is all around us, that is why it is so important to know how to eat less of it. The best way to get less sodium in our diet is to change our diets! Nutritionist recommend staying away from fatty and processed foods and sticking to natural unprocessed foods. The diets to try and copy are Mediterranean and any diet that is consistent with clean eating. Nutritionist also recommend to lay off of the sugary drinks. The suggested amount of sodium a day is a range from about 1,500mg- 2,300mg. Although there is no clear answer for the amount of sodium we are suggested to take, this is my rough answer with information from the book and some findings online.
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My estimated salt intake based off of the last 24 hours is around 1501 mg of sodium.
No, I am right in the range for my age group so I should keep an eye on my sodium intake.
No, because I typically have a lot of water through out the day. Yes, I have had dehydration before. It made me feel very faint and light headed and sick to my stomach. DB 8-Review Your Sodium Intake Paper.
Yes, you can die from drinking too much water. You can even drown from drinking too much water.
3) Sara Grieco:-
Sodium is something I think that many American over-consume on because it is found in a large amount of the easy and convenient food options. As explained in the Nutrition Debate limiting processed food and consuming mainly fresh food is the easiest way to reduce sodium intake. I am not consuming to much sodium, my diet consist of lots of fruits, veggies, and other non-processed foods which means my sodium intake is on the lower side. Even though my sodium intake is low I also know how important it is to consume sodium because it is important for maintain fluid balance in the body. I am an athletic and do consume electrolytes after practices and game in order t restore that balance in my body. I am on Women’s Lacrosse team here and we have many options including gatorade, body armor, and electrolytes called motive pure which gives us electrolytes that you can add to water. I am not worried that I consuming to much sodium. I have experienced periods of feeling dehydrated but have never had any major reactions to being dehydrated but I can say that I have felt the symptoms of being dehydrated. Yes you can drink to much water but I takes a lot of water to drink to much water, drinking to much water can mess up the fluid system in your body and affect kidneys. By searching on goggle I found that Americans should consume less than 2,300 mg per day, I would assume I consume between 500-1000 mg per day. I do not believe I consume a large amount, but am unsure what exact amount I do consume. DB 8-Review Your Sodium Intake Paper.