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Sandwiches Are Usually Loaded with Sodium

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getty 100914 sandwichsodium?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1412852790419iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Making and consuming a sandwich is a quick, easy and delicious way to nourish one’s self. Of course, like everything that’s good these days, there always seem to be a bad side.

And in this case, it’s that sandwiches are almost always chock full of sodium, which health officials say contributes to hypertension and all the illnesses associated with it.

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service says that a single sandwich delivers 20 percent of one’s sodium intake per day. And since almost half of Americans consume a sandwich, which also includes hot dogs and hamburgers, people are likely getting more salt than what’s healthy.

What the study also revealed is that sandwich eaters also have a higher energy rate than other Americans.

Since that’s the case, ARS nutritionist Cecilia Wilkinson says that it’s important then to replace high-sodium ingredients with lower sodium foods.


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