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Helping patients stick to a low-sodium diet


 

References

The Heart Failure Society of America offers heart failure patients nutritional news they can use in a brochure entitled, “How to follow a low-sodium diet.” The brochure, which is available at http://www.hfsa.org/hfsa-wp/content/uploads/2014/06/module_2_following_a_low_sodium_diet.pdf, provides practical tips for patients, such as taking the salt shaker off the table and learning to read food labels. The brochure also describes hidden sources of sodium that patients should watch out for, how to follow a low-sodium diet when eating out, and how to create low-sodium versions of favorite meals.

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