Salt intake
11:9:55 2022-12-21 599

Most people consume too much sodium through salt (corresponding to consuming an average of 9–12 g of salt per day) and not enough potassium (less than 3.5 g). High sodium intake and insufficient potassium intake contribute to high blood pressure, which in turn increases the risk of heart disease and stroke.

Reducing salt intake to the recommended level of less than 5 g per day could prevent 1.7 million deaths each year.

People are often unaware of the amount of salt they consume. In many countries, most salt  comes from processed foods (e.g. ready meals; processed meats such as bacon, ham and salami; cheese; and salty snacks) or from foods consumed frequently in large amounts (e.g. bread). Salt is also added to foods during cooking (e.g. bouillon, stock cubes, soy sauce and fish sauce) or at the point of consumption (e.g. table salt).

Salt intake can be reduced by:

  • limiting the amount of salt and high-sodium condiments (e.g. soy sauce, fish sauce and bouillon) when cooking and preparing foods;
  • not having salt or high-sodium sauces on the table;
  • limiting the consumption of salty snacks; and
  • choosing products with lower sodium content.

Some food manufacturers are reformulating recipes to reduce the sodium content of their products, and people should be encouraged to check nutrition labels to see how much sodium is in a product before purchasing or consuming it.

Potassium can mitigate the negative effects of elevated sodium consumption on blood pressure. Intake of potassium can be increased by consuming fresh fruit and vegetables.

Reality Of Islam

A Mathematical Approach to the Quran

10:52:33   2024-02-16  

mediation

2:36:46   2023-06-04  

what Allah hates the most

5:1:47   2023-06-01  

allahs fort

11:41:7   2023-05-30  

striving for success

2:35:47   2023-06-04  

Imam Ali Describes the Holy Quran

5:0:38   2023-06-01  

livelihood

11:40:13   2023-05-30  

silence about wisdom

3:36:19   2023-05-29  

MOST VIEWS

Importance of Media

9:3:43   2018-11-05

Illuminations

salih & the special camel

8:3:0   2018-06-21

educators

9:50:37   2023-02-28

loneliness

9:39:36   2022-12-28

bahlool & a businessman

8:21:9   2018-06-21

think well

8:39:51   2022-09-23

true friendship

11:2:27   2022-10-06



IMmORTAL Words
LATEST Tips for Self-Accountability and Self-Discipline: Interpretation of Sura Hud - Verses 75-77 More Attention and Reliance upon Allah Can Taking Vitamins Fight Infection? Scientists Explain First Hybrid Betavoltaic Cell Promises Decades of Power Without Charging The Surprising Way Plants May Be Polluting the Air You Breathe Use Bono Thinking Method Interpretation of Sura Hud - Verses 72-74 Psychological Traces of Patience in the Lives of Individuals This $1 Food Could Help Fight Diabetes and Heart Disease Graphene Is Stretchable? Physicists Make Miracle Material Bend Like Never Before Tardigrade