Web Resources for low sodium diet and DASH diet         back

1. USDA list of foods & salt content (26 pages):
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/SR17/wtrank/sr17a307.pdf

2. DASH diet information (64 pages) excellent-from NIH (National Institutes of Health):http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash.pdf

3.  Eating out and following a low sodium diet; Good information on a difficult topic:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dash-diet/HI00021

4. The Complete Food Counter by Annette Natow and Jo-Ann Heslin. $7.50 plus shipping. This paperback is very complete in its information on salt content of specific fast foods as well food from the grocery store. Also gives information on calories, fat, carbs, and fiber.

5. Pocket Guide to Low Sodium Foods by Bobbie Mostyn.  $8.95 plus shipping.
(Includes selected foods on fast food chains.)  Less complete than the first book listed, but smaller and perhaps a little easier to use.
http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Guide-Low-Sodium-Foods/dp/0967396964/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222828903&sr=1-1

(There are no commercial links between this site and these books, nor does money go to this site as a result of using these links. There are many good similar books to the one listed on this page which you may find at your local bookstore.)

  6. Water softeners and sodium:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sodium/AN00317

  7. How to follow Low-Sodium Diet by Heart Failure Society of America:
http://www.hfsa.org/pdf/module2.pdf

  7. Sodium content of selected items at fast food restaurants:
http://www.fatcalories.com/