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How Does Salt Affect The Body?

Guess what folks!  The American Medical Association has told the FDA to reduce excess salt in food.  There is now overwhelming evidence that when we eat excessive amounts of salt, it leads to high blood pressure as well as other cardiorespiratory problems.   30% of all  adults in the US now have high blood pressure.  Also, cardiorespiratory disease is now the leading cause of death here as well. The AMA has asked the FDA to educate the public on the benefits of a low salt diet.  Read your labels, if you have more than 480 milligrams of sodium per serving it will be labeled high-salt foods.  For example: hot dogs, canned soups, pepperoni pizza, cheeseburger and others.   Believe it or not, we get about 75 percent of our sodium intake from foods such as listed above.

The averageg daily consumption of Americans is about 2300 milligrams.  The FDA recommendation is 1500 milligrams per day.  With the AHA set at about 2000 milligrams.

We really require small amounts to maintain fluid balance inside and outside the cells.

So at this point lets name several ways to reduce your intake of salt by doing some of the following tips:

1. Don’t add extra salt from your salt shaker to your foods.

2. Look for low-fat dairy products, they have less sodium in them.

3.  Always read your labels before eating.  Check out the sodium levels.

4.  Keep a food diary to see how much food you are actually consuming.

5. Cut down on your fast food consumption.

6.  Try to compare products and get the one lower in sodium.

7.  Oh, and eat as close to whole and fresh as possible in your foods.

8.  Try to cook with whole foods, and not preserved foods.

9.  Maybe try salt substitutes, like lemon juice, pepper and other spices.

I think we all agree, we need to be really checking out the labels.  It is amazing how many sneaky things get in there and affect our well-being.  Maybe we should consider not going so much for flavor, as fat and salt are what brings the most flavor to our foods!   But I guess that is for you to decide!

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