Salt intake: How to reduce consumption?

Excess salt is not good for your health and a good start to reducing your intake would be to reduce the number of times you reach for the salt shaker during meals.

The biggest intake of salt does not come from the salt shaker, but it can be a starting point for reducing consumption and paying attention to places where salt could be hidden.

Regis Fernandes, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic, emphasized that most of the salt consumed is found in processed foodfrom sauces until restaurants and places where they usually eat.

High salt intake increases blood pressure and it connects to a larger one cardiovascular risktherefore, experts repeatedly insist on reducing their consumption.

Fernandes recommended a gradual reduction via email salt intake And always check food labels.

according to the organization World Health Organization (WHO)it is estimated that 2.5 million deaths could be avoided annually if the recommended salt intake worldwide were reduced to the recommended level.

Most people consume too much salt, an average of 9 to 12 grams per day, or twice the maximum recommended intake, the health agency points out.

IN NOWFor example, people consume 3,400 milligrams of salt per day, while the recommended amount is 2,300, which corresponds to 1 teaspoon, and even if you suffer from high blood pressure, the intake should be 1,500 milligrams.

Recommended for adults consume Less than 5 grams (a little less than a teaspoon) of salt per day.