Those who add too much salt to their food to enhance the taste should know that eating too much salt is very dangerous for your health. Eating too much salt increases the risk of heart failure and kidney failure. Using too much salt in food is becoming the root cause of many dangerous diseases around the world.
Even though you take salt according to taste, but excessive consumption of salt knowingly or unknowingly can surround you with many diseases. You may not believe that every year thousands of people die prematurely due to eating excess salt in food. Eating too much salt increases the risk of heart failure and kidney failure. Apart from this, salt causes problems like weight gain and constipation in the body. Let us know why eating too much salt is so harmful.
According to nutritionist, weight loss coach and keto dietician Dr. Swati Singh, salt not only enhances the taste of food but salt also contains two essential minerals called sodium and fluoride, which are essential for our body. But having too much salt or sodium in food can also be dangerous. This increases the risk of many diseases in the long run.
What diseases are caused by eating excess salt?
Eating more salt increases the amount of sodium in the body. There is a tendency of excess sodium getting accumulated in our body, which increases the amount of water in the body. In such a situation, the problem of puffiness and bloating starts occurring. Which is called edema. When edema occurs, the feet start swelling. Apart from this, eating more salt increases the risk of high blood pressure. Eating more salt causes water to accumulate in the body, which increases the amount of blood. Such a situation gives rise to high BP. Increasing blood pressure increases the pressure on the heart and kidneys. Which increases the risk of heart and kidney related diseases.
Eating too much salt can increase the risk of kidney stones
Eating too much salt also increases the risk of kidney stones. Excess salt increases the amount of calcium in the urine and when it combines with uric acid, it forms crystals. When these crystals start growing, kidney stones are formed. Therefore, limit the amount of salt in your food.
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Calcium deficiency due to excess salt intake
Another risk of consuming too much salt is that it can lead to calcium deficiency in the body. When you consume more salt, you also drink more water. Drinking water makes you go to the toilet frequently. This also flushes out essential minerals from the body. In such a situation, there can be a calcium deficiency in the body. Calcium is a very important mineral that controls your heartbeat. Apart from this, calcium is also needed to thicken the blood and strengthen bones.
Excess salt gives rise to these diseases
Excessive intake of salt in food also causes many diseases like hair loss, kidney inflammation, paralysis, anemia, obesity and anger. Eating too much salt weakens the bones and there is a risk of them breaking. Therefore, salt should be taken in minimum quantity in food. According to WHO, now a person should eat less than 3 grams of salt daily.
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