Some harms of salty eating

Salt is one of the most popular spices in Vietnamese culinary culture. Although it is recommended by the authorities, the average person should consume only about 3/4 teaspoon of salt per day, but most people eat more than the recommended 50% of the daily intake. .

According to preliminary statistics of the National Nutrition Institute, nearly 60% of Vietnamese people aged 26-64 are absorbing salt twice as much as WHO's recommendation (≤ 5g / day). Particularly in some provinces in the northern and central coastal areas, this number can be up to 3 times.

Excess salt usually does not cause immediate harm that will build up in the body over time. According to experts, eating salty dangerous causes many diseases especially stomach cancer, hypertension, cardiovascular, myocardial infarction.

Doctor Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, Department of Nutrition - Moderate Hospital of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, said that the habit of eating salty, supplementing kinds of high sodium content such as fish sauce, soy sauce, soy sauce, seasoning seeds, even sodium monosodium glutamate also increases the risk of stomach cancer, cardiovascular disease such as heart failure, kidney failure .

Nhan said that the need for salt and seasoning seeds is only 1 teaspoon a day. If you add fish sauce and seasoning, remove salt. Everyone should give up the habit of eating sauce. If dotted, dilute the dipping sauce with cool boiled water or little dots. When eating fruit, abandon the habit of salting.

To reduce salt intake, Nhan also advised people to limit processed foods such as sausages, sausages, hams, instant noodles . Because they contain a lot of salt.

Some harms of salty eating

CKD

Renal failure is a common complication in hypertensive people who eat too much salt. The kidneys are unable to filter excess salts, while hypertension causes blood flow to the kidneys to become blocked, resulting in a complete loss or loss of function to remove toxins from the body. According to estimates, in Vietnam there are 5 million people suffering from kidney failure and every year another 8000 new cases.

Hypertension

Your body needs water to dissolve the salt, so when using too much salt, your body will hold more water. This can affect blood flow in the body and for a long time, blood pressure may increase.

Gastric and duodenal ulcers

When you consume a lot of salt, the bacteria that cause gastric and duodenal ulcers like H.pylori will also increase. This type of bacteria is found in many people, even those who have no symptoms. And they are also the cause of 80-90% of gastric or duodenal ulcers in the body.

High salt intake may be related to stomach cancer. Therefore, you should limit the use of salt-rich foods such as pickled salted tomato, salted fish, shrimp paste, smoked meats, prepared foods in daily meals.

Stroke

Scientists point out that if you reduce the amount of salt, maybe just a teaspoon of your daily diet will help reduce the risk of stroke. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), eating salt is the cause of 62% of brain strokes.

Asthma, heart

Eating a lot of salt for asthma patients will make asthma worse and appear more often. If you keep that habit, it can lead to sudden death.

The heart has to work harder due to the salty habit of eating because it is necessary to drink a lot of water to increase the volume of circulating blood. This condition, if prolonged for a long time, will cause left ventricular heart enlargement and lead to heart failure. Left ventricular heart will return to normal if you detect and reduce salt intake.

Some ways to control salt intake

- You do not need to add salt to salads and juices because all fruits and vegetables contain sodium in their natural form.

- Limit your intake of pickles and sauces.

- If you can not eat fresh, reluctant food, you must use processed and canned foods because they contain a very large amount of salt.