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Some experts say, "How good is salt"? How helpful is it to health?
Some experts say, "How good is salt"? How helpful is it to health?

It can be clearly said that it is not good to eat too much salt, which contains iodine, sodium and chlorine. These three elements are of great significance for maintaining normal physiological functions of human body. Because we didn't use iodized salt in the past, we were prone to get big neck disease, and sodium chloride in salt is an important part of electrolytes in our body. Did you eat too much salt? Eating too much salt is not good for your health. Eating too much salt will accelerate the aging of the body. In addition, excessive salt intake will lead to water and sodium retention, which is easy to cause hypertension and tissue edema. In addition, eating too much salt will put a burden on the kidneys. Up to now, the development of atherosclerosis will accelerate, and it is easy to induce serious diseases such as stroke and myocardial infarction.

So how much salt should I eat every day? Authoritative books say that it is appropriate for the human body to eat 6~8g of salt every day. Many people may have no idea about 6-8 grams, but when the beer cap of a glass bottle is removed from the plastic and filled with salt, it will become 6-8 grams. In addition, these 6~8 grams include all the salt eaten in a day, as well as those taken through snacks. Finally, it is concluded that eating too much salt is not good. It is advisable to eat 6~8 grams of salt every day. You can't eat too much salt. The accurate daily intake of salt should be controlled between 2.5 and 6 grams. However, studies show that a low-salt diet means less than 2.5 grams of salt per day, which also increases the risk of hypertension. Now there are many experiments to prove this point. In fact, this is also very clear. Everything should be measured. There can be neither excess nor shortage. Too much too late, things will reverse. These are all things that our ancestors have long summed up.

Salt is not only an important condiment, but also a substance needed by our human activities. Salt contains sodium ions and potassium ions. They are all substances that we need for muscle contraction, heart beating, cell excitement and nerve activity. The harm of low potassium has been introduced in the answer just now. Please have a look if you are interested. Readers of a certain age must still remember the film White-haired Girl. In order to escape the persecution of the landlord, the heroine of the film hides in the deep mountains, unable to eat salt, malnourished, with gray hair and weak body. Eating too much salt will increase the risk of hypertension. I've said this several times before, so I don't need to say it again. This is because if you eat too much salt, you will be thirsty, drink more water, and a lot of water will not be excreted through urine, so the pressure in blood vessels will become higher.