Many people are aware that salt can damage their health, but do not know it is linked to serious health conditions such as stroke and heart failure. There is overwhelming evidence that eating the current high levels of salt causes high blood pressure, the major cause of stroke and a major factor in heart disease, responsible for more than 60% of strokes, and almost half of all heart disease, the leading causes of death worldwide. Now, there is also increasing evidence supporting links between our current high salt diets and the onset of stomach cancer, osteoporosis, obesity, and kidney stones/disease. Current dietary guidelines recommend that adults, in general, should consume no more than 2,300mg of sodium per day. The food industry is largely responsible for the high current salt intake in our country, as approximately 75-80% of the salt we eat is hidden in everyday foods such as bread, meat products, breakfast cereals, and other processed foods, making it hard for us to cut our intake. For more information, visit www.cdc.gov.