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Sodium: The Sneaky Source of a Silent Killer

You’ve heard it for years: Cut down on sodium. The more salt in your diet, the more problems for your body. The science behind this could fill a library. The dangers of ignoring it could fill a morgue.

Chilling as that sounds, we know that too much sodium can cause high blood pressure, and we know that high blood pressure is a primary cause of heart disease and stroke, the two leading causes of death in the world. Nearly a billion people globally, and about 80 million American adults, have high blood pressure. If you’re not already in that group, be aware that 90 percent of us will develop this condition at some point in our…

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 Sodium: The Sneaky Source of a Silent Killer

You’ve heard it for years: Cut down on sodium. The more salt in your diet, the more problems for your body. The science behind this could fill a library. The dangers of ignoring it could fill a morgue.

7 Health Risks of Eating Too Much Salt

oo much salt in the diet, which is marked by high sodium content, can deeply impact almost all biochemical pathways in your body. As a standard, your dietary intake of sodium should not exceed 2,000 milligrams per day. Any excess of this amount can inhibit the proper absorption of nutrients and disrupt normal body functions.

Action on Salt

Action on Salt (formerly known as Consensus Action on Salt & Health, CASH) is a group concerned with salt and its effects on health, based at Queen Mary University of London and supported by 24 expert scientific members.

World Action On Salt and Health

World Action On Salt and Health (WASH) was established in 2005 and is a global group with the mission to improve the health of populations throughout the world by achieving a gradual reduction in salt intake.

CDC

Most of the sodium we consume is in the form of salt, and the vast majority of sodium we consume is in processed and restaurant foods. Your body needs a small amount of sodium to work properly, but too much sodium is bad for your health. Excess sodium can increase your blood pressure and your risk for a heart disease and stroke.

NHS

You don't have to add salt to food to be eating too much – 75% of the salt we eat is already in everyday foods such as bread, breakfast cereal and ready meals.

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