Did you know the average American takes in 3400 mg of sodium a day when the recommended amount is 2300? Thats 1100 more mg a day than the FDA's recommended amount. The consequences of this sodium amount are risks for cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, risk of stroke and heart attack, fluid retention and kidney disease.

In 2021 the FDA has set up a plan to reduce the sodium intake of everybody in the United States without you ever touching your saltshaker. Watch this video to find out how they did it and how it will affect you.

Content Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:39 - Sodium Intake
01:23 - Where 70 percent of your sodium comes from
02:19 - 5 Year Plan
03:58 - Final Thoughts

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Working as a kidney doctor, I found that my patients were often unaware of just how important diet and lifestyle were and how often they felt unsupported by generic advice to “eat healthy”.

The home cook in me hated hearing this, so I set out to find a better way. I began to combine my medical training and love of food, making videos of simple recipes that were based on science and packed with flavor. Instead of just saying “eat healthy” to my patients, I could give them the resources they needed to make a real difference in their health.

Kidney doctor, passionate home cook, and YouTube sensation Dr Blake Shusterman empowers people to proactively manage their health by stepping into the kitchen. The author of several cookbooks with over 100,000 YouTube subscribers, The Cooking Doc® believes anyone, at any age can transform their health with small changes that make a big difference. Based on science and packed with flavor, Dr. Blake’s simple recipes have inspired home cooks everywhere to change their diet, retrain their taste buds, and transform their health.


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