If you or your spouse did not work at least 10 years in the U.S., you have to pay a monthly fee to have Part A. If you or your spouse worked less than 7.5 years in the U.S., you will have to pay a larger amount. Together, Part A and Part B are called original Medicare or traditional Medicare.
Itâs recommended to limit your daily sodium intake to 2000 mg or 2 grams per day. A single (1 Donut Serving) Jelly Donut contains about 190 mg of sodium. Sodium causes the body to retain water and a low sodium diet helps in controlling high blood pressure and water build up.
One teaspoon of salt contains approximately 2300 milligrams (mg) of sodium. How much sodium do I need? Most Canadians consume far more sodium than is needed. The recommended amount per day is between 1500 mg (considered adequate intake) and 2300 mg (upper amount) for people 9 -50 years of age. For people over 50 years of age, an adequate intake drops to 1300 mg per day until 70 and then 1200 mg over 70 years of age. However, the average daily intake in the Canadian diet is about 3500 mg of sodium, although many Canadians eat well in excess of 5000 mg per day.