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The average American consumes about 3,400 milligrams of sodium per day.

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Confirmed by FDA, USDA, and state health department sources citing ~3,400 mg/day figure; minor variation across survey years/methodologies but consistent with official consensus. [tier=gold indep_score=1.0 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable]

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