Instant ramen noodles

These crunchy packets of noodles are the staple of many college students. Cookbooks and food blogs provide countless suggestions make the noodles even more delicious. How much damage to your heart can a little square packet of noodles do? Did you know the noodles are deep fried first? That’s one factor that isn’t good for our heart. The other is salt. A typical packet of ramen has 875 mg of sodium. That’s a big chunk of the AHA recommendation of 1,500 miligrams. per day. Too much salt can cause our body to hang onto to excess fluid, which increases blood pressure and be taxing on the heart. And if you’re curious, this is what happens when you eat nothing but ramen for a week (spoiler alert: nothing good).