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| Salt raises blood pressure |
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| The sodium in the salt raises the blood pressure of the body. Salt intake thus needs to be moderated. Everyone, must therefore be conscious of the salt which they eat and consume. Salt is cheap, easily available and accessible and consumed by all Indians. It is therefore used as a medium for fortification. In India , salt is iodinated to prevent iodine deficiency in the Indian population. Iodine deficiency in the population has long-term health consequences, over generations, which should be and can be prevented. |
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| Consume & buy iodised salt for home use. |
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- On the whole salt intake needs to be moderated.
- All salt needs to be iodinated to prevent iodine deficiency induced goitre (a thyroid problem causing enlargement and sluggish thyroid). People need to switch from plain salt to iodinated salt, to prevent iodine deficiency induced goitre in their generation as well as in the future generations.
- But remember, high salt intake tends to increase blood pressure which in turn leads to increased risk for coronary heart disease and for stroke . Switch from plain salt to iodinated salt!
- Avoid foods which are high in salt !
- Rock salt (sendha namak) is lower in sodium content but is not iodinated!
- Indians on an average consume 10-15gms of salt in the form of added salt, which is pretty high. There is a misconception that added salt is a must, and should be consumed in tropical countries. Even in tropical countries where sodium loss occurs through sweat, scientific studies have shown that extra dietary salt is not needed as sodium homeostasis is maintained by renal conservation of sodium. In other words, the kidneys conserve / keeps the sodium which the body needs.
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