SALTY DANGER: Americans eat nearly two teaspoons of salt daily, more than double what they need for good health. Three-fourths of that sodium comes inside common processed foods like stuffing mix, gravy and yes, pumpkin pie.

TURKEY TROUBLE: Even raw turkey, which is naturally low in sodium, sometimes is injected with salt water before it reaches the store — a lot more salt than a home cook might sprinkle on.

FIGHTING BACK: Public health specialists are pressuring the Food and Drug Administration to require food makers to cut the sodium.