Gains and losses on the use of salt

The experts reveal common misconceptions associated with salt. Do not eat at all harm the body. In the limit of a moderate, fixed salt your body needs.

How much salt intake if you say too much? Are you among those who liked the taste of salt? Or if you are the categories that hard refused to add salt at all by reason of a diet?

Too much intake of salt and did not mengasup, both are equally dangerous. According to consultant Vijay Surase Interventional Cardiologist, salt is considered by many as an important part of the diet. On the other hand, awareness about the dangers of excessive salt consumption has increased, as evidenced by a row of shelves in a supermarket filled with food product contains little salt or unsalted. The next question, how important is the salt for the body?

"Salt in general, consist mainly of sodium (sodium) and chlorine. Sodium chloride is very important to maintain osmotic balance and other functions. It is true that salt can be dangerous to some people and it is also true that sodium chloride can be obtained from other foods," explains Dr. Surase, as quoted from the Times of India.

However, he added, research shows that approximately 80 percent of the human population really will benefit from the consumption of natural sea salt, with the texture is less refined than table salt and does not contain additional compounds such as aluminum.

"Unless you are told specifically by your doctor to limit or stop the intake of salt, then it should be obeyed because it can lead to complaints, such as drowsiness, depression, seizures, even coma," he said.

Dr Surase added, hypertensive patients should not be afraid to consume salt. Normal amounts of salt intake is not a problem, but not to excessive levels of your diet, like eating fries, snack pack, and so forth.

Interventional Cardiologist Dr Shantanu Deshpande says that salt is very important to maintain homeostasis (a stable environmental conditions) in our body.

"Needs salt normally only 500 mg per day, but most people eat it up beyond the limit. Usually, excessive salt consumption was issued through the urine. But at nearly 50 percent of individuals, the kidneys can not handle excess sodium in the salt," he said.

Dr Deshpande says, the excess salt water than in the bloodstream will increase the volume and blood pressure, also resulted in hypertrophy (cell enlargement) of heart muscle and blood vessels that lead to increased blood pressure permanently. Those effects, he added, many occur in the elderly and people with diabetes.

In the end, said Dr Deshpande, reduce salt intake in the diet can reduce your blood pressure. Low intake of approximately 5 g of salt per day is recommended for patients with high blood pressure should avoid foods such as cheese, processed foods, and junk food.

Senior Interventional Cardiologist Dr Rajiv Bhagwat explained the importance of salt intake for blood pressure regulation.

"Reducing salt intake is one of lifestyle modification of the most important and effective to reduce blood pressure. Decrease in mean blood pressure of 2 mm decrease in the incidence of stroke by 10 percent and 7 percent reduction in deaths from coronary heart disease," he said.

In addition to lowering blood pressure, he said, the reduction of salt also reduces hypertrophy, reduce loss of protein in urine, to reduce osteoporosis and bone mineral loss with age, to protect the body from the dangers of gastric cancer, asthma, and cataracts. ( Fitri Yulianti – okezone )