“The CDC states:

• Your body needs a small amount of sodium to work properly, but too much sodium is bad for your health.
• While sodium has many forms, most sodium we consume is from salt.
• Most Americans consume too much sodium.
• Most sodium comes from processed and restaurant foods.

Your body needs a small amount of sodium to work properly, but too much sodium is bad for your health. Americans consume more than 3,300 milligrams (mg) of sodium per day, on average. This is well above the federal recommendation of less than 2,300 mg of sodium daily for teens and adults as part of a healthy eating pattern.”

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (About Sodium and Health | Salt | CDC)