" both the Canadian study and the IOM study concluded that eating too little sodium—the amount recommended by the CDC and the AHA—could in fact increase risk of cardiovascular problems! (Americans consume, on average, 3,400 mg, toward the lower end of the safe spectrum, and well below the global average of 3,950 mg.) "

― Alan Levinovitz , The Gluten Lie: And Other Myths About What You Eat