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Salt is very necessary to make delicious dishes. But it was too much salt bad for your health. Excessive salt intake can increase blood pressure.

This point seems trivial. But a little less on food, can easily eat. Meanwhile, as most would endanger your health. “If the size of individual views, reducing salt intake, only a marginal influence in the body. But in a larger population, the decline in heart disease, and certainly a significant risk to the health cost savings can be seen “says author Annals of Internal Medicine, Dr. Crystal Smith-Spangler.

For purposes of this is the U.S. government began to encourage the movement of salt reduction. Besides increasing the health level, including reducing the state budget. “We hope that the government not to delay this action. And we urge the Ministry of Health, Boston, as director, Dr. Walter Willett of the nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. Walter.
Tit for tat, the Ministry of Health of New York also supported the campaign by starting the movement of the National Salt limit or reduce the national consumption of salt. This campaign aims to salt intake as much as 20 percent in the next five years reduced. The campaign is for the restaurant and food business, which contributed significantly to the salt intake to determine the population of the United States.

The actions of the U.S. government is not without reason. According to Dr. Thomas R Peace, consume too much salt causes at least 100,000 deaths per year in the United States. Thomas also said, as quoted by webmd.com, there are at least two ways of cutting, the use of salt in food and the people live healthier.

The first way, the government in collaboration with food companies reduce the amount of sodium in processed foods. This action is similar to the UK conducted by the State. By running this, no salt intake of approximately 9.5 percent reduction in each population of England.

The same percentage can be obtained from the United States as the following, which was run by the British. America could prevent as many as 531,885 cases from 480,358 cases of stroke and heart attack, for between 40-85 years. This can be done to the lives of more than 2.1 million people living and medical expenses were to improve to 32.1 million U.S. dollars.

Another way is to raise taxes on the salt, so the price for the product rose 40 percent salt. In this way, the estimated 327,892 cases and 306,137 cases of stroke a heart attack can be suppressed. Healthcare costs were saved up to 22.4 million U.S. dollars, and improve quality of life for the 1.3 million people.

Reflecting on the experience of other countries, England, for example, the vanguard of the movement is restricted at the national level to reduce the salt, the salt is in fact also the advantages and disadvantages in the community.

“Conversely, if the government has gradually cut the salt and slowly so people do not realize,” said Dr. David Fleming, Director of Health for Seattle and King County, Washington.

It seems the Americans are fighting gear Jor-salt intake. The Ministry of Food and Drug Administration says the United States, should not healthy foods more salt than 480 mg in each presentation.

Despite the much maligned, but the real-sodium or salt plays an important role in food processing. Useful in increasing the salinity to keep the bacteria in food. Especially in cheese products, salad dressings and food fermentation. Salt is also an important nutrient for the taste and add food coloring. Some foods have added salt, including tomato sauce, and canned soup.

Before the purchase of food, you want to read the labels first. Salt content in food could be derived from the nutrition labeling. Note that the current level of sodium in foods, which are measured in milligrams (mg). Read the question whether the food contains a soft drink. Soda refers to sodium bicarbonate or baking soda.

Also note, some require usually stated on the label. Free Sample of sodium or sodium-free, so only the use of sodium is less than 5 mg of each product. While sodium is very low or very low sodium content, ie reduction of up to 35 mg of sodium in each product. The low sodium, the product will be reduced to 140 mg sodium in each presentation.

You can often also written a product without added salt or no salt added (no salt or no salt). This product is not used to such salts. But that does not mean free of salt, still, still contains salt, but salt is a natural part of the product.

Sodium should be aware not only of food. So even with medication. In fact, drugs on the market contain sodium. So, first read the existing label on the medicine. Note the contents of the drug and read carefully what the medication contains sodium.

In general, sodium-containing medication is 5 mg per dose. The solution, some pharmaceutical companies now manufactured to drugs that lower sodium. If you’re still uncertain, it is better to first check with your doctor or pharmacist before you decide to buy drugs. So, you reduce the salt now?