Relevant surveys have found that the per capita salt intake on the mainland is almost as high as 14.5 grams, and salt, known as the "king of taste" in daily life, is an indispensable condiment in life.
We need to know that the main component of salt is sodium chloride, which has the effect of regulating the water balance in the body, participating in the formation of stomach acid, increasing appetite, and ensuring the normal circulation of body fluids.
However, sometimes excessive intake of salt will not only increase the burden of the liver, but also lead to chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, so when the body has the following 5 manifestations, it proves that salt is too much, and it needs to be paid attention to.
First, dry mouth
After eating too much salt or eating foods that contain a lot of sodium, the body will feel that the amount of water is unbalanced.
Therefore, in order to balance the body, it is necessary to drink more water, especially when the brain sends out thirst signals, and it is even more necessary to drink more water.
But it's important to remember to reduce your salt intake, which is an unhealthy habit.
Second, the skin is not good, dry, long spots
Eating too much salt can make the skin rough, which is a small secret that few people know, mainly because salt affects osmotic pressure, causing dehydration of facial cells, increasing wrinkles, and accelerating skin aging.
Therefore, when eating too much salt, this situation will occur, mainly due to the intake of too much sodium to increase the pressure on blood vessels, resulting in dry face, long spots, and even acne.
Third, accelerate calcium loss
Eating too much salt will reduce bone density and lead to osteoporosis, which is because eating foods that are too salty for a long time will make you feel thirsty.
Therefore, it is necessary to drink more water to promote the excretion of sodium, and when sodium ions are excreted through the urine, some calcium will be taken away.
If a person consumes 2.5 grams of salt (equivalent to 1,000 mg of sodium) per day, the body loses more than 1% of bone calcium, which will affect bones, and after ten years, bone calcium will be reduced by at least 10%.
Fourth, always want to urinate
Drinking too much water is not the main cause of frequent urination, and what is even more surprising is that eating too much salt can have the same effect.
When the human body consumes too much salt, the human kidney organs will overtime and excrete the remaining salt from the body, resulting in increased urination.
Of course, drinking water will also cause you to always want to urinate, so in the process of analyzing the causes, you must combine the relevant performance to judge.
Fifth, the brain is slow to respond and headaches
Relevant studies have shown that if a person consumes too much sodium chloride, that is, salt, for a long time, it will harm blood vessels, thereby affecting blood pressure, which will have an impact on the blood supply to the human brain.
And many experiments by doctors have shown that the cognitive ability of people with high-salt diets declines faster than that of people on low-salt diets.
There is also a one-third higher chance of developing headaches compared to adults who consume 1500 mg of sodium per day compared to adults who consume 3500 mg of sodium per day.
The above introduces the impact of eating too much salt, but we cannot ignore the impact of eating too little salt, such as loss of appetite, limb weakness, dizziness, exhaustion, and severe anorexia, nausea, vomiting, heart rate acceleration, pulse weakness, muscle spasms and other reactions.
Therefore, remind everyone to eat salt in moderation, it is best to follow the World Health Organization's salt intake, the best amount of salt intake for the general healthy people is not more than 5 grams per day for adults, as long as it meets this standard, it will not affect the health of the body.