Americans consume entirely too much salt. On average Americans are consuming between 8000 to 10,000 mg. of sodium per day. The dietary guidelines recommend a teaspoons a day which is the equivalent of 2300 mg. Even 2300 mg is high. Consider this, our ancestors took in about 700 mg. per day.

Eating too much salt can cause a vareity of problems and bone loss is one of them. The more salt you consume the more calcium you lose. The more calcium you lose the more you increase your risk for osteoporosis.