Pressure: What can happen if we eat a teaspoon of salt less per day – What surveys show

It is widely known that the intake of large quantities increases the . Besides, who can consume French fries without adding salt, which takes off their taste? Although salt generally gives flavor to foods, reducing salt on a daily basis can prove beneficial to shielding the heart, and therefore better regulation of blood pressure. As found in a survey presented at the Scientific Sessions 2023 conference of the American Cardiological Society and published in the academic journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), consumers are to notice a drop in blood pressure levels, in case they decide to eat a teaspoon of salt less per day, regardless of the fact, if they are on anti-hypertase treatment. According to Deputy Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (USA), Deepak Gupta, the reduction of systolic pressure (large) by about six units (thousands of the mercury/mm Hg column) achieved by participants through salt restriction was proportional to the results of an election drug to reduce hypertension. At the same wavelength were the statements of Professor Preventive Medicine at Feinberg Medical School, Northwestern University, Norrina Allen, which reported that the pressure was “set” at 70-75% of participants. Salt is useful in several functions of the body, however, excessive consumption can lead to heart disease. Thus, this study, considered one of the largest, aimed at showing that daily intake of 1,500 mg of salt (one teaspoon) recommended by the American Cardiological Society may be limited in order to prevent the risks to the cardiovascular system. 213 volunteers from the cities of Birmingham, Alabama and Chicago participated in the survey. Subsequently, participants were randomly divided into two groups, following separate eating habits for a week. Thus, one group followed a high sodium content diet (more than 2,200 mg daily) and the second low (500 mg total daily). After the end of the week, the roles were reversed. To collect data, researchers recorded the blood pressure of the participants, and a 24-hour urine collection was carried out prior to each visit to them, as part of the study. As found in the survey, the low sodium diet was associated with a reduction in the ‘large’ pressure, 72% of participants, 7 to 8 units, in relation to salt-rich diet, and 6 units compared to the usual diet of participants. ‘The reduction in blood pressure from low sodium intake was observed in the majority of participants, including normal pressure, high blood pressure and regulated or irrigated hypertension. As any form of physical activity is better than stillness, the reduction of sodium in our diet is probably a better energy for blood pressure,” Dr. Gupta pointed out.