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Most renal diets call for salt to be controlled, not eliminated. Your doctor or dietitian may recommend you limit the amount of salt you eat, especially if you have high blood pressure.
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Snack foods
Commercially-prepared soups
Many convenience foods and canned foods
Foods preserved in brine such as olives, sauerkraut and pickles
Smoked meats such as ham and bacon
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A moderately sodium-restricted diet (80-100 mmol/day) may help patients with renal disease avoid excess sodium and fluid retention. However, recommendations for sodium and fluid must be individualized5.
A quick 'rule of thumb' is that if salt (sodium) is listed within the first five ingredients of a food label, it is too high in salt!
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