Does Salt Increase Blood Pressure?
- At June 28, 2022
- By Daniel
- In Diet, Education, Health & Wellness, New Video
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Sodium is an essential mineral. The main source of sodium for most people is salt (sodium chloride). Sodium is found naturally in foods and added to prepared foods. While the recommended amount of daily added sodium is 2.300 mg, most people diets high in prepared foods consume significantly more. Salt is an inexpensive flavor enhancer.
While high sodium diets can increase the risk of high blood pressure in some people, people with healthy kidneys and eating high potassium diets can consume more sodium without developing high blood pressure.
Instead of guessing if your blood sodium levels are too low or high, the Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) blood test measures your levels of sodium, potassium, and chloride. In some U.S. states, you do not need a doctors order for a CMP test. CMP also includes blood protein and calcium levels.
In this video:
• What is salt? 00:43
• Salt versus sodium. 1:13
• Sodium and blood pressure. 3:02
• Added salt and blood pressure. 3:53
• Prepared foods and sodium. 5:56
• DASH diet, sodium and blood pressure. 6:39
Added Sodium Versus Natural Sodium
- At August 01, 2021
- By Daniel
- In Cooking Tips, Diet, Health & Wellness
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Sodium is an essential mineral found in most foods. The most common source of sodium is salt. Diets high in prepared foods including restaurant foods provide too much added sodium. High sodium diets can increase the risk of high blood pressure in people who are sodium sensitive or have kidney disease.
In this video:
• What is sodium?
• Added versus natural sodium.
• RDA for added sodium.
• High natural sodium foods.
• Low natural sodium foods.
• High added sodium foods.
11 Tips To Reduce Added Sodium
- At September 02, 2019
- By Daniel
- In Diet
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Salt has been used for thousands of years to flavor and preserve foods. Many Americans eat a high sodium diet on a regular basis. Too much sodium can increase blood pressure due to increased fluid (water) to dilute the concentration in the blood and cells.
People eating a high potassium diet may be able to eat more sodium than a person eating a low potassium diet.
Added sodium from salt and other sodium based ingredients is common in most highly processed foods.
This video highlights foods high in sodium and how to reduce sodium in your diet.
