• Sodium helps maintain body fluid balance. Excessive intake increases the risk of high blood pressure and stomach cancer.
• For an average adult, one should not have more than 2000 mg of sodium (approx. 1 level teaspoon of salt) daily.
  
• "Sodium" is a mandatory item to be listed in the nutrition label. Its value is usually expressed in milligram (mg) but sometimes it is shown in gram (g) whereas 1 g = 1000 mg.

Additional resources:

• Feature Articles
  • Food Safety Focus: Cut down Sodium Intake from Crispy Chips with Nutrition Label (76th issue, November 2012)
  • Risk Assessment Study – Study on Sodium Content in Local Foods (September 2012)
  • Food Safety Focus: Tracking Dietary Sodium (70th Issue, May 2012)
  • NutriGet Series: Article 3: Get to Know Nutrition Labels of Instant Noodles (Mar 2011)
  • 《營養標籤話你知 》之九︰鈉過量增胃癌風險 (14 July 2010) (Chinese Only)
  • 《營養標籤問與答 》︰「低鈉」跟「低鹽」的聲稱是否一樣？ (6 July 2010) (Chinese Only)
  • 慎吃豉油 鈉不過量 (25 June 2010) (Chinese Only)
  • Nutrition Labelling Series: Article 4: Crispy Chips (June 2010)
  • Nutrition Labelling Series: Article 2: Canned Luncheon Meat, Canned Sardines and Prepackaged Sandwich Bread (April 2010)
  • Nutrition Labelling Series: Launching Article: Instant Noodles (March 2010)
  • Food Safety Focus: Nutrient and Health – Sodium (34th Issue, May 2009)
  • Risk Assessment Study – Sodium content of savoury snacks in Hong Kong (March 2009)
• Resource Materials
  • Use Nutrition Labels to Choose "3 Low" Food (Booklet)
  • Use Nutrition Labels to Choose "3 Low" Food (Audio Drama on Nutrition Labelling Scheme)
  • High blood pressure and sodium (Booklet)
  • High blood pressure and sodium (Audio Drama on Nutrition Labelling Scheme)
  • Make Better Choices Use Nutrition Labels(Sodium) (Poster)
  • The Truth about Sodium (Poster)
  • Sugars, sodium, and fat wobblers (Display item)
  • Magnetic notice board (Giveaway item)
  • Memo pad (Giveaway item)