Sodium

[USMC_88]

So I've been eating some quick fix lunches (4g F, 41 g C, 25 g p) but it has 550mg Sodium (23%). What do you all say about daily sodium intake? Trying to increase lean body mass. Yes...I know quick fix type lunches aren't great.

[RoscoPico]

Sodium intake is not that important. Just keep your protein up.

[magnumfreak]

as long as you are not salt sensitive (i,e, it drives your bp up) it really isn't an issue.

[namtrag]

just to add, if you drink enough water, it should help keep the salt from bloating you as well

[magnumfreak]

just to add, if you drink enough water, it should help keep the salt from bloating you as well

good point

[MalibuDebi1972]

Yuck, Sodium makes me fat :p

[jawter]

From the reading I have done about salt the daily recommended limit will vary greatly depending on a number of variables but the main factor for determining your sodium needs is water intake rates.

In hot climates where a person is constanly sweating and drinking water will need to increase sodium intake by a factor of 2-3 times in order to maintain proper levels of sodium in the body.

Without doing a bunch of blood work to dertmine your specific individual requirements one of the best rule of thumb I have seen is to consume 120mg of sodium per 20oz of water drank. So if you are drinking a gallon of water a day you can consume up to 2400mg of sodium (which just happens to be about 100% of the DRA). If you drink 2 gallons of water per day you can consume up to 4800mg. Note that I wrote "up to", the FDA has set 2400mg as a maximum the average person. Maximum does not mean required so take this info with a grain of salt. Yes the pun was intended.

[namtrag]

Yuck, Sodium makes me fat :p

Not unless it is surrounded by saturated fat and starch! lol

[MalibuDebi1972]

Not unless it is surrounded by saturated fat and starch! lol

I'll say no thanks to that, but thank you for the offer :p BTW, are you cooking dinner?