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Article: The shakedown on sodium.
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- January 1, 1998
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Which element is this?
* Its atomic symbol is Na.
* Products readily associated with it include monosodium glutamate and soy sauce.
* It's in most foods.
If you answered sodium, you're right. But how much do you really know about sodium? Many people are confused by all the information read and heard about sodium and salt. Myths about sodium are almost as common as the salt shaker. Which advice should be listened to, and which should be taken with a grain of salt?
What Is Sodium?
Discovered in 1807, sodium is a metallic element, and an alkali metal widely used in compounds such as sodium chloride and sodium ...