day for women and two drinks a day for men. does that include weekends, though? >> i don't know, we'll have to check on that. to check on that, we go to the man who knows all the answers. chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta joining us live. sanj sanjay, we'll talk about the alcohol in a second. >> different rules for you guys, especially t.j. >> one of the recommendations, sanjay, lose the salt. but with salt in pretty much everything, is that even possible to cut back? >> well, it's very hard. one way to think about this salt besides a flavoring is used as a preservative. that's how a lot of foods in the grocery store keep their shelf life because of the salt. you buy a lot of the foods that have the longer shelf life and you'll get more salt. you buy less and you'll get less. that's one way to think about it on average americans eat. 3.5 grams a day where the limit should be 2,300. if you're over 51 and have