Sodium In Sneaky Places In Food

(Undated) -- Chances are, you're eating too much salt. Dietician Kristin Kirkpatrick says even breakfast cereal can give you more than enough. Excess sodium can increase the risk of high blood pressure, stroke and heart attack. The Centers for Disease Control says nine in ten Americans consume too much sodium. The Centers recommends most adults consume 15-hundred milligrams or less of sodium per day.