In addition, the amount of food we consume away from home has doubled since then.

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All the petty differences that consume us in normal times all seem to melt away.

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It would be tough for any American to consume 1, 000 milligrams of sodium a day, especially with our dependence on processed foods and meals eaten away from home, which contribute nearly 80 percent of dietary sodium.

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