Excess salt and heart risk: We consider the taste of Indian food incomplete without salt. Whether it is lentils or vegetables, chutney or salty snacks, salt is necessary in everything. But the salt that tastes your food can also become dangerous for your health? If salt is consumed more, it can have a direct effect on the heart.

Dr. Bimal Chhajed says that excess salt intake increases high blood pressure, which can become a major cause of heart attack and stroke. Let us know in detail how this small habit of eating more salt can cause big danger.

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Blood pressure increases with excess salt

The sodium present in salt stops water in the body. This increases the blood volume, and blood pressure becomes high. High BP has to work hard to the heart and gradually it weakens the functionality of the heart. The same situation can go further to a heart attack or heart failure.

Makes the heart sick

Consumption of excess salt causes the arterial walls to become hardened. When there is no flaxibility in the arteries, the blood flow is interrupted. This condition is called atherosclerosis (arterial narrowing), which becomes a major cause of heart attack.

Be cautious with hidden salt

Many people think that they eat food with less salt. But the salt does not come only from the salt -laid on the table, it is hidden in processed food, biscuits, salty, instant noodles, papad, pickle and ketchup. Our daily sodium intake becomes very much from these ‘hidden salt’ sources.

How to control consumption?

• Leave the habit of adding salt to the food
• Distance from processed food
• Increase intake of fruits and boiled vegetables
• Choose a low-modal option by reading the label
• Use low-sodium salt or rock salt at home

A little salt is necessary for taste, but excessive intake of carelessness can become fatal for your heart health. A small change today can save your life from a big disease tomorrow. So from now on, consume salt wisely.

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Disclaimer: Some information given in the news is based on media reports. Before implementing any suggestion, you must consult the concerned expert.

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