Today the most dreaded term is heart attack, because it attacks very silently and once it strikes the person has to suffer for the rest of his life. For long it was believed that heart diseases are common only in those who either drink alcohol or smoke too much, but now new studies have shown that too much of salt intake can also damage a healthy heart. The study also shows that by cutting down on salt one reduces heart stroke chances by as much as 5 per cent.
It is very much true that human body requires salt to remain physically and mentally fit. However, if it is consumed more than the prescribed quantity than it can cause high blood pressure, which eventually makes ones prone to heart attacks and other such related ailments. The research highlight the fact that by consuming salt in moderate quantity helps immensely in cutting down cardiovascular disease chances to a quarter and fatal heart disease to fifth. Research also adds that daily salt intake for one individual should not be more than a teaspoonful that is six grams.
While conducting this research 3,126 people, who have high to normal blood pressure, were kept under low salt intake then it was found that small reduction in the intake had a big effect in maintaining a good heart. Graham MacGregor, the consultant in cardiovascular medicine at London’s St. George’s Hospital believes that this reduction in the risk factor merely cutting salt intake is a very important feature and in the future it will help in reducing the chances of coronary ailments.
Source: IBNLIVE
