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By Claudia Collins
Processed Foods
According the American Heart Association, the average American consumes 3,436 mg sodium daily. Up to 75 percent of the sodium ingested in diets comes from salt added by the manufacturers, whereas only 15 percent comes from salt added in cooking or at the table. Generally, processed and packaged foods have the highest sodium content. A slice of American processed cheese contains...
