Read the paragraph below to answer question.

Centuries ago, salt was more valuable than gold, but today the condiment has been taken up with health problems: its main component, sodium, is an essential dietary element, but a mere 200 milligrams a day is all one needs for good health. The average American, , takes in 3,300 milligrams daily.

(Adapted from The New York Times, April 1, 2013).

Considering the whole paragraph, in which this sentence is inserted in, choose the alternative that fills in correctly the blank of the sentence below.

“The average American, , takes in 3,300 milligrams daily”.