Now that you have a better sense of how dietary sodium can affect blood pressure, you might understand why it's important for some folks with hypertension to maintain a relatively low-sodium diet. Do you have any idea how much sodium you usually consume? Have you ever tried to reduce your sodium intake? For this exercise, track your sodium intake for at least one day and discuss what changes you could have made to achieve a total sodium intake under 2,000 mg. Remember to check the sodium content of each food product on the Nutrition Facts panel of the label, and keep a record of your food choices and estimate the total grams of sodium.