In the lives of mainlanders, salt has always been dominant, and even in the whole world, the mainland is a big country that eats salt. According to statistics, about 1/3 of the global population salt intake is in a state of excess, of which 11 million stroke patients, because of the inability to control the intake of table salt, it is expected that stroke patients in 2030 can reach 31 million.
At the same time, this is also the reason why we insist on letting everyone eat less salt, and there are more related labels, such as eating more salt will cause high blood pressure, salt will harm the heart, salt induces cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and so on. Facts have proved that a long-term high-salt diet, eating more than 6g of salt per day, the incidence of stomach cancer and mortality will increase significantly.
There are also experiments that have proved that long-term reduction of salt intake, such as changing the amount of 10g you can eat every day to 5g, can maximize the retention of more calcium. Especially for people with osteoporosis, it is recommended that you limit the daily limit to less than 5g per person per day according to the standards of the latest version of the "2022 Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents", if this amount is exceeded, it may induce calcium loss.
In addition, eating more salt will also lead to a series of problems, such as blood pressure increase, edema, throat damage, skin damage, stomach cancer, nutrition reduction, kidney damage, etc., are telling everyone: salt can not eat too much.
But studies from 181 countries show that the heavier the taste, the longer the life? Can't eat too lightly? What's going on here?
Let's take a look at the results of this study:
In 181 countries, the combined data on sodium intake, mortality, life expectancy, and physical health all found that the average daily sodium intake increased by 1g, which is about 2.5g of salt, which is 2.6 years longer than the actual life expectancy; the average daily increase of sodium intake of 1g can reduce 131 deaths.
Looking at the global data, we can see that Japan's salt consumption is not low, but it can rank first in the world for a long time and is known as a long-lived country.
For this study, do not misunderstand, not to let everyone add more sodium intake on the basis of health, but in the healthy range, reasonable intake of sodium is good for physical health.
What should I do if food without salt is difficult to eat?
In fact, there are still clever tricks, if you want to reduce the intake of sodium as much as possible, you may wish to start with the control of high-sodium foods, such as related condiments, including soy sauce, bean paste, chicken essence, monosodium glutamate, after putting in the condiment, it is best not to add additional salt;
You can also prepare a standard amount of salt spoon to help you calculate how much salt you have eaten; Of course, snacks in the snacks can not be ignored, specifically you can check the ingredient list ingredients behind the food, to limit the amount of sodium throughout the day, to prevent related diseases have great benefits.