How to change the rate of salt intake, says medikforum.
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According to WHO recommendations, the rate of consumption of salt per day should not exceed 5 g
A new report from the National Academy of Sciences said that the focus on this figure is wrong, this statutory threshold should be reduced. According to American researchers, the upper threshold of the norm consumed salt should be 2.3 grams per day.
Modern people eat a lot of salt, and WHO recommended rate of 5 g in practice, many overcome, not even noticing it. But according to the new report, even eating the proverbial rate of 5 grams of salt, people run the risk of severely hurt yourself - given the number of scientists assessed as toxic for the body. That is, in their words, "to apply immediate and direct damage to health."
Talking about the damage, scientists assume increased risk of heart disease and blood pressure rise, increasing the load on the brain and kidneys.
According to the report, the rate of salt intake should be reviewed and reduced - its upper threshold is not It must be greater than 2.3 grams per day, and the average amount per day of edible salt should be even lower. Even 2.3g, according to experts, the toxicity threshold.
New standards of consumption of salt
1. Newborn from 7 to 12 months - no more than 370 mg of salt per day.
2. Children from 1 year to 3 years - no more than 800 mg.
3. Children from 4 to 8 years - no more than 1 g
4. Children 9 to 13 years - less than 1.2 g
5. Teens over 14 years - no more than 1,5 g
6. Adults - up to 2.3 grams of salt per day.
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