Health Tips: Eating salt is important not only for taste, but also for health!

 Why do we eat salt? It can easily be said that it enhances the taste of food. But that's all we need salt for? It is difficult to eat without salt, but too much salt is inedible? But how should we know if we eat too much or less salt? Here is information about this (Health Tips).

(Health Tips) Saying ``salt as much as you like'' is true, but salt is not only for the taste of the mouth, but it does many things in the body. As such, it cannot be eaten indiscriminately. But how do we know that the amount of salt we are eating is not excessive? Here is the information.
Why do we eat salt? It can easily be said that it enhances the taste of food. But that's all we need salt for? It is difficult to eat without salt, but too much salt is inedible? But how should we know if we eat too much or less salt? Just by taste in the mouth? Although some dishes do not taste salty, it does not mean that the sodium content is high, how to know this? Are there any guidelines for how much salt to eat?

Why do you need salt?

First let's understand that salt is not just for taste. Salt or sodium has a lot of work to do in our body. Sodium is essential for many functions like maintenance of water content in our body's cells, muscle movement, nerve function, absorption of certain nutrients in the small intestine, blood pressure control, and so on. The main source of all these is salt. But even so, eating should not be excessive. The body shows some signs that the amount of salt eaten is high. What are those symptoms?

blood pressure

BP or high blood pressure? Note that the amount of salt being eaten indirectly, if not directly, is high. Too many pickles, chips, bakery snacks filling the stomach? If yes, it may also cause high blood pressure.

Swelling

Swelling in fingers, feet, legs, abdomen? This indicates that the body is retaining too much water in the body. When the body gets too much salt, it is normal to retain more water in the body. So it's time to check how much salt you're eating.

thirst

The saying that eat salt should drink water is not true. Eating too much salt does not cause thirst. If you are excessively thirsty, it is important to note that you are eating too much salt. In an effort to remove excess sodium from the blood, the cells are sometimes depleted of water. Then the thirst increases.

Fluctuating heart rate

Eating too much salt can cause imbalances in minerals like sodium and potassium. This can also cause fluctuations in heart rate. This problem can increase especially in those with heart problems.

First Published on Vistara News.