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Healthy Salt IntakeHigh salt intake is associated with high blood pressure, kidney diseases, strokes and heart diseases. You must aim to reduce your salt intake in various ways including using the foods that are naturally salty tasting like celery.
1. Potassium Benefits It is recommended to take potassium-rich diet to counter the effects of salt on blood pressure, and reduce the risk of developing kidney stones, and possibly decrease bone loss with age. Drinking enough water is the best prevention measure for kidney malfunctioning.
2. Recommended Salt Intake
An average healthy person must consume less than 2,300 mg of sodium per day. However, heart disease high-risk people, overweight individuals and other health conscious people should aim for an even lower sodium intake. Sodium is the commonly used term in food labels, indicating salt levels.
3. Make Healthy Choices Processed foods are loaded with salt and not mention preservatives. Reducing salt intake requires deliberate considering when selecting food in the shops, restaurant and in the kitchen. Buy low sodium processed foods and even better, buy the fresh foods and prepare them yourself.
Everyone must learn to read the nutrition facts food labelling. It’s the easiest thing to learn and that’s a promise. That way you can compare and choose prepared foods that are lower in sodium.
Fruits, vegetables, and other fresh foods contain no added salt, and as an added bonus, most are important sources of potassium. Make healthy choices, stay away from high fat foods.
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