The 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend limiting daily sodium intake to less than 2,300 milligrams.
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- New Dietary Guidelines for Americans - Mayo Clinic News Network (newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org)
- https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/resources/dga_recommendations-at-a-glance.pdf (health.gov)
- https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6452a1.htm (cdc.gov)
- https://odphp.health.gov/sites/default/files/2019-10/DGA_Cut-Down-On-Sodium.pdf (odphp.health.gov)
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