Sodium 101 Helps Combat Excessive Sodium Intake
Whenever we go to the store, my husband meticulously analyzes the nutrition label on the food we buy, specifically looking at the amount of sodium in the product. While it makes shopping take a little longer, I’m glad he does it. Especially after reading this article about how studies are showing that too much salt may trigger certain autoimmune diseases.
But, it’s not always so easy to look at the labels. Yet keeping track of a person’s sodium intake is so important. The Mayo Clinic reports that Americans should have less than 2,300 mg a day (and under 1,500 mg if you are 51 or older,) and the average American gets around 3,400 mg each day. It definitely sounds like a problem to me.
So that’s where Sodium 101 comes in. This is an app created to combat the problem of too much sodium, and help people make healthier choices. It makes it easier to make low-sodium choices, especially when having take out. The app includes tons of features, such as:
- Tracking sodium intake, specific for your age group
- Track sodium in packaged food
- View sodium content of takeout food
- Listing of over 2,000 food items in popular takeout chains
- A converter that helps calculate the amount of sodium in any product
- Track progress
- Share totals on social networks
Keep in mind, this is an app created in Canada, so not all the information will probably be fit for someone in the United States. However, I think that anyone could make some use of it. I’m not sure why anyone would want to share their daily sodium totals on Facebook or Twitter, but to each his own I guess.
My sodium intake is actually something I’ve been trying to pay a lot closer attention to when I make meals for my family and me. This app could be really helpful for that, and helping me make better choices. The app has some great visuals though, and it looks nice.
It’s only available for iOS devices, but, it is free. Download it here.
