Eating just two teaspoons of salt a day damages the heart, new research suggests.
Having a sodium intake of 3.73 grams, the equivalent of around two teaspoons of salt, is associated with larger heart chambers, a study found.
Previous research suggests hearts become enlarged when the muscle is overworked due to an underlying condition, such as high blood pressure.
Such a salt intake also increases strain on the heart's muscle and boosts its beating rate, the research adds.
These results are thought to be due to salt's impact on blood pressure, which previous research reveals is linked to heart attacks, stroke and kidney disease.
The CDC and NHS both recommend adults eat no more than around one-and-a-quarter teaspoons of salt a day, which is easily exceeded if people eat ready-prepared food.
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This study will be debunked as flawed fake science in a short while.
ReplyDeleteTo put it in terms people could understand
ReplyDeleteThat would be 4600 milligrams of salt a day.
I imagine that would kill you
You would have to eat 5 cans of corned beef hash a day to get that much salt in your diet.
ReplyDeleteToday I was in awe of a guy pouring salt on his food in a restaurant I was in.He had not even tasted his food before he started gorging.
ReplyDeleteLots of salt on your food keeps the mosquitos away. They don't like salty blood. You can look it up!
ReplyDeleteFour years at Harvard causes liberal brain damage.
ReplyDeleteAbout one third of the diet is salt of people working in the salt mines in Africa. They are living to be about 90-100 years old. Explain that.
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