Salt is a common seasoning in a normal diet. Many people add it to recipes and use it as seasoning on food. Many people claim that they cannot taste their dinner without adding some seasoning, but cutting back will enable you to discover flavors that you never knew were there.
Most people consume a lot more sodium than is needed and there’s considerable debate about whether this is safe or not. High salt diets have been linked to raise blood pressure (hypertension), one of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Excessive salt intake has been linked to other health problems:
Excess calcium loss from bones, increasing the risk of osteoporosis
Kidney stones
Fluid retention
How much salt is Safe?
Based on the requirements of a human body, an average adult requires an intake of 4.2g salt per day. The recommended daily intake for optimum health is 460 – 920 mg of sodium per day. At the moment the average adult intake is 10-12g. Pro-salt campaigners argue that any healthy body will process just the right amount of salt it needs and the kidneys will dispose of any surplus.
Once on a low salt diet…it may take at least 4 to 6 weeks before your taste adjusts to it! So cutting back on salt…make sure you do it gradually.
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