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Dr. Alina Almazkhanova, specialist in nutrition and endocrinology, revealed what happens in the body if a person gives up salt in his food. Is salt really white poison?
In an interview with the Russian Novosti news agency, the doctor indicates that many people use more salt in their food, which means an increase in the amount of sodium, and thus fluid retention in the body, edema and high blood pressure, as every extra gram of salt causes an average of 200 milliliters to be retained. Water in the body.
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She says, “High blood pressure negatively affects the kidneys. Kidney problems cause high blood pressure, thus increasing the risk of heart attack, stroke and vascular disease. Based on this background, it appears that by giving up salt, blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risks can be reduced.” And kidney problems. “
The specialist points out that according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization, a person should not eat more than 5-6 grams of salt per day. If we eat twice this amount, health problems arise. She says, “Children need 2-3 grams of salt a day, and high blood pressure is noticed in the elderly, so they need the same amount no more.”
She adds, but if we take into account not only the amount of salt that we add to our food, but also the “hidden” salt in ready-made food products, where according to the data of the Consumer Protection Authority in Russia, 80% of the salt we eat daily is “hidden” in these products. “There is a large amount of salt, especially in fast food, semi-finished and smoked products,” she says. “Salt is used to improve flavor, and salt is also found in pickles, mayonnaise and sauces.”
The specialist stresses that, however, the use of salt cannot be completely abandoned. Because sodium is necessary for the normal functioning of the nervous system and muscles. She says, “Sodium deficiency is an unhealthy phenomenon, just as an increase in it. The lack of sodium leads to frequent urination and excretion of potassium from the body, and this increases the burden on the kidneys, and there appears headache, weakness, nausea, dizziness, disturbance of the digestive process and the level of blood pressure decreases. This means that the quality of life deteriorates.”
And she adds, if a person gives up the use of salt for a period of three days or a week, it will be beneficial to the body, especially if before that he consumes an excessive amount of salt, as it will expel the excess fluids from the body and reduce weight and bloating.
But giving up the use of salt for a period of more than 2-3 months leads to the emergence of negative symptoms, the period of which depends on the characteristics of the body, as the body’s replacement systems are able to maintain a certain level of sodium in the blood for a long period.
Source: Novosti
