Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Cutting 1 teaspoon of salt works as well as blood pressure meds, study
finds
Sodium is an essential mineral that plays a vital role in many bodily
functions, including nerve impulse transmission, muscle contraction, and fluid
balance. In the meanwhile, consuming too much sodium can lead to a number of
health problems, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. Even
though it is recommended that adults take no more than 2,300 milligrams of salt
a day, many people take more salt without putting any salt in their food. That’s
because processed and prepared foods contain more sodium than you could imagine,
which was added to make the foods tastier, not saltier. For example, if you eat
a bowl of minestrone soup and a ham & cheese sandwich for lunch, you’ll get
more than half of the daily sodium limit. A new study has found that reducing
daily sodium intake helps lower the top blood pressure as much as a hypertension
medication. Then how can we cut salt intake? Well, if you eat prepared meals,
you hardly have any control over salt intake. So, you’d better prepare meals
yourself. Also, if you continue eating low-salt meals, your taste buds will get
used to it, and then ordinary foods will taste too salty in a matter of a week.
Indeed, just a week of low-salt diet will make you healthier than taking medication.
Enjoy reading the article and learn about how to control daily sodium
intake to be healthier.
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