Limit salt intake from a young age to help reduce illness

Researchers at the University of California in San Francisco (USA) recommend that if you limit salt intake when you are young, growing up will significantly reduce your risk of developing diseases like heart disease and stroke.

The results of this study were presented at a scientific conference organized by the American Heart Association (AHA) in the city of Chicago last week.

Based on the analysis of the sample of the computer, the researchers said that when young if reducing the use of 3G salt / day, growing up can reduce 30-43% risk of high blood pressure.

Hypertension or high blood pressure is a disease characterized by not showing symptoms for many years when young but can cause dangerous diseases in old age, including cardiovascular disease and stroke. .

In addition to the above benefits, if reducing salt intake during the time of the young up to the age of 50, the risk of coronary artery disease will be reduced by 7-12%, 8-14% reduction in risk of heart disease and a decrease of 5- 8% risk of stroke.

Teenagers are the highest salt user group in the US today, averaging more than 3.8g per day.

The National Center for US Health Data said that with the current popularity of fast food services, the young generation of the US is consuming excessive amounts of salt. There is the fact that, in the process of processing fast food, manufacturers have used too much salt.

Specifically, there are 310mg of salt in a bag of fried potatoes. Pizza - a favorite of teenagers.

In the ingredients of cakes like cheese, smoked meat also has a lot of salt but when people eat it is common to sprinkle salt. This is really harmful to health.

The American Heart Association recommends that each person should only use 1.5g of salt per day.