[metmom]

Mr. mm is on a sodium restricted diet because of kidney stones. They want him to have less that 2,000 mg a day of salt.

I never heard before that less than 3,000 is also detrimental. I wonder if it’s actually verified or some other factor involved that they are missing.

[ConservativeMind]

Look up the “U” shaped sodium - mortality graph.

[catnipman]

“I never heard before that less than 3,000 is also detrimental. I wonder if it’s actually verified or some other factor involved that they are missing.”

https://www.google.com/search?q=low-salt+diets+health+risks&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

http://preventdisease.com/news/13/062113_CDC-Admits-Long-Standing-Error-in-Medical-Science-There-Is-No-Benefit-In-Reducing-Salt-Intake-May-Even-Be-Dangerous.shtml?utm_source=062113&utm_campaign=062113&utm_medium=email

https://www.nap.edu/read/18311/chapter/1

http://kfor.com/2013/07/09/cdc-admits-long-standing-error-there-is-no-benefit-in-reducing-salt/