Tag: Symptoms of high sodium

According to the World Health Organization, the average global intake of sodium is more than double the recommended amount. Having a high sodium level, a condition known as hypernatremia, typically indicates an imbalance between your body's water and sodium content. It is most often caused by dehydration, where there is too little fluid for the amount of sodium present.

The normal range for blood sodium is 135 to 145 millimoles per liter (mmol/L), making a sodium level of 150 an indication of hypernatremia, or high blood sodium. This condition most often arises from a relative deficit of water in the body, rather than an excess of sodium.