The properties of salt, familiar to everyone, sometimes become truly magical. Scattering it has long been considered a bad omen. If you oversalt something, it means. fell in love, etc. And even in a medical sense, things are not so simple. People who abuse salt get fat. They often develop bags under the eyes, heart diseases and stomach pathologies arise and develop. True, the danger in this case does not come from the salt in the home salt shaker. The so-called "added salt", which is found in large quantities in processed products - semi-finished products, ready-made sauces, shop sausages and cheeses, various canned food, fast food and even in bread.
In the most common sausage sandwich, there is already a daily salt requirement, in a slice of pizza - half, in a salad dressed with soy sauce - 40%. Where the labels say sodium chloride, monosodium glutamate, sodium nitrite, or sodium benzoate, it’s just added salt. It is used to prevent bacterial growth, extend shelf life and improve taste. And it is she who makes the human body work against itself, destroys it. How? Let's figure it out.
1. Makes you eat more
At a time, a person easily eats a pack of salted nuts, without even thinking. The salt masks the taste of fat and we overeat. The body simply does not perceive signals of satiety. Just ate a burger - and hungry again. As a result, the daily calorie content of the diet increases, and subsequently - the stomach, butt, increase in the volume of the limb.
2. Increases AD
When people eat foods rich in added salt, they literally “bloat”. Sodium retains water in the body, as a result, the vessels thicken. The volume of circulating blood increases, which begins to press on the arteries. For a person, this can end in tragedy. An excess of salt leads to arterial hypertension, so the risk of heart attack and stroke increases.
3. Causes gastric pathologies
Added salt increases your risk of stomach cancer. And especially dangerous in this regard (according to the WHO and the International Foundation for Cancer Research) canned food (even meat, even fish, even vegetables). Studies have shown that people who ate canned food frequently were more likely to get sick. After all, sodium chloride irritates the gastric mucosa, provoking inflammation, leading to changes at the cellular level. In addition, salt is a favorable breeding ground for Helicobacter pylori, bacteria that contribute to the development of stomach cancer.
How to protect yourself?
You can protect yourself from added salt if:
- maintain its recommended daily rate of 2300 mg of sodium per day (this is a teaspoon);
- carefully study the labels, looking for added salt, masked by various synonymous names;
- consume less processed foods;
- experiment with spices, spices that improve the taste of dishes without salting;
- cook in a pressure cooker (less salt is required there);
- season salads with balsamic vinegar, vegetable oil, lemon juice.
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