<page_title> Health effects of salt </page_title> <section_title> Dietary recommendations </section_title> <table> <cell> United States <col_header> Country </col_header> </cell> <cell> An Adequate Intake (AI) and Upper Limit (UL) defined for adults. A different UL defined for the special group comprising people over 51 years of age, African Americans and people with hypertension, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease (regardless of age). <col_header> Description </col_header> </cell> <cell> UL: 2300 UL for special group: 1500 <col_header> Sodium intake mg per day </col_header> </cell> <cell> UL: 5750 UL for special group: 3750 <col_header> Salt intake mg per day </col_header> </cell> <cell> Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services (2010) <col_header> Authority </col_header> </cell> </table>
The United States Department of Health and Human Services recommends that individuals consume no more than 1500–2300 mg of sodium (3750–5750 mg of salt) per day depending on medical condition and age.