REDUCING SALT IN DIET REDUCES ALBUMIN IN URINE

120 villages in China were studied. The average salt intake was found to be 14gms/day. In 60 villages the salt was reduced in the diet. It was found that reducing salt resulted in less excretion of Protein/Albumin in urine. Similarly the blood pressure also showed downward trend in those people taking less salt. THIS STUDY WAS PRESENTED IN AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY CONFERENCE HELD AT PHILADELPHIA IN NOVEMBER 2014...

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Salt Flakes or Corn Flakes?

Salt flakes or corn flakes?  According to the study conducted by WASH  in several countries it was found that the food companies sell same product in different countries with different salt content. For example Kellogs cornflakes  in Middle East contains 2.8 gms per 100 gms 1.8 gms in UK, 1.75gms in Spain,  1.9gms in India The All Bran  contains 2.15 gms in Canada, .65 in UK and surprisingly 4.5 gms in India The same thing was applicable to products of companies like KFC, Mcdonalds, Nestle Burger King et...

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World Heart Day

WORLD HEART DAY WHO has released some misconceptions about salt intake 1. "On a hot humid day when you sweat you require more salt".       Sweat does not contain much salt but you require more water. 2. "Sea salt is better than manufactured salt because it is natural"       Regardless of the source of salt, it is the sodium in salt which causes high blood pressure. 3. "Food has no flavour without salt"      It may be true at first but soon the taste buds get accustomed to less salt. 4. "Food high...

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Salt Sathyagraha

The commonest cause of high blood pressure is common salt. Majority of the population have a blood pressure which is salt dependent. The average intake of salt in the Indian diet is 15gms per day. Unfortunately since we now live more in air conditioned environment rather than farms, this salt intake leads to high blood pressure. The average American intake is 7gms for the female and 10gms for the male per day. It is estimated that if salt is reduced...

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Cut down on salt: Expert

Traditionally, Indians consume between 10 and 15 gm of salt a day. While this may have been tolerable in earlier generations when hard work in the heat enabled the body to sweat it off, today, it is leading to unhealthy consequences. “The World Health Organisation recommends only 5 gm per day. This means that we have to cut down our salt intake considerably. If all of us reduce our salt intake by one-third, it is estimated that the health budget...

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