Why should not eat too salty?

Salt is an indispensable substance for the body. However, if an excessive amount of salt is absorbed, it will cause many long-term harms.

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According to calculations, an average person only needs about 3,300mlg of salt a day.

All dishes must have a small amount of salt. Salt helps balance the amount of water in the body and dissolves some substances.

In addition, sodium in salt along with potassium, calcium and magnesium combine with water to form a compound called " electrolyte ", which acts "to clean " inside the body.

However, too much salt should not be used, because:

- Increased risk of high blood pressure

- High blood pressure is often referred to as a " secret killer ", high blood pressure can incubate for up to 15 to 20 years without any signs or symptoms.

- Drinking more salt than necessary at each meal also increases the risk of getting this dangerous disease.

- The reason is that sodium will draw water from the walls of the arteries into the blood vessels, causing arteries to shrink while the amount of water and pressure increases.

- High blood pressure easily leads to some other dangerous diseases such as kidney disease, heart attack, stroke . brain hemorrhage (stroke), the disease has become the leading cause of death in Japan, where the amount The most consumed salt in the world.

- One of the ways to avoid high blood pressure is to eat a moderate amount of salt. Enhance eating vegetables and fruits to increase potassium levels, which reduce blood pressure.

Increased risk of stress

- There has been a lot of evidence that if the amount of salt in the meal exceeds the required rate, it increases the risk of stress.

- As the amount of salt in the body increases, the number of brain cells that receive the hormone norepinephrine increases (a hormone of the nervous system).

- This hormone sends nerve signals from the brain to the heart (will make the heart beat faster), to the digestive system (which will cause all organs to stop digestion) and to the blood vessels ( will cause blood vessels to constrict.

- The higher the amount of excess salt in the body, the greater the amount of norepinephrine hormone produced and, consequently, the feeling of anxiety, panic and irritability.

Other reasons

- Another reason for not eating a lot of salt is that a large amount of salt will cause the fat removal process in the body's blood vessels to be affected.

- It also causes some kidney problems, causing dehydration, cardiovascular diseases, and also migraine or stomach cancer.