article_snippet.sent: its influential Dietary Guidelines currently dictate the people should limit the people intake to 2,300 milligrams, with an even stricter 1,500 milligram limit for African Americans and people over 50.
article_snippet.sent: In February the  Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee recommended keeping the larger limit, although the  Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee withdrew support for the stricter limit for African Americans and people over 50, reports The Washington Post. '
article_snippet.sent: In most Americans view, a typical healthy person can consume as much as 6,000 milligrams per day without significantly raising health risks.
article_snippet.sent: Salt skeptics also warn of the dangers of consuming too little - Salt skeptics say that below 3,000 milligrams also raises health risks.
article_snippet.sent: The PURE study published last August by the New England Journal of Medicine found that people who conform to the recommended limits (2,300 milligrams) actually have more heart trouble.
article_snippet.sent: people who conform to the recommended limits (2,300 milligrams) found that low sodium may stimulate the production of renin, a hormone that may have harmful effects on blood vessels.
highlights_snippet.sent: Scientists now believe a typical healthy person can consume as much as 6,000 milligrams per day without significantly raising health risks .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The same skeptics also warn of the health risks associated with consuming less than 3,000 milligrams .
  