Is Low Sodium Salt Healthy
Nine out of 10 Americans Eat More Sodium (Salt) Than They Need. Eating Too Much Sodium Can Raise Your Risk of High Blood Pressure, Heart Attack, and Stroke...
Nine out of 10 Americans eat more sodium (salt) than they need. Eating too much sodium can raise your risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke. The good news is that cutting down on sodium can help lower your blood pressure and keep your heart healthy.
What are the benefits of low sodium salt?
Salt intake of less than 5 grams per day for adults helps to reduce blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and coronary heart attack. The principal benefit of lowering salt intake is a corresponding reduction in high blood pressure.
Why is low sodium salt bad?
Nephrologists say low sodium salts have higher percentage of potassium, which, if consumed in larger amount, can be equally bad for health. It can cause hyperkalemia — excess levels of potassium in blood — that is known to cause symptoms such as weakened pulse, slow heartbeat or muscle weakness.
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