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By: Shelomi Mira Karoon
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(Better Health Channel 2011)
Salt is also known as sodium chloride
Functions to the body:
1. Main source of sodium in the body2. Maintain the correct volume of blood circulation
3. Balance the fluidity
Uses in food and manufacturing:
1. Food f lavouring2. Seasoning
3. Preserving
Recommended daily intake of sodium:
5-6 g/day
Current Salt Intake:
9-12 g/day
(He et al. 2011)
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Junk food
Canned food
Fast food
Salted fish
Processed poultry
Frozen food
Instant food
Pickled food
Cured meats
Dining out
(He et al. 2011)
Blood Pressure
CardiovascularDiseases
Kidney Problems
Stomach Cancer andGastric Cancer
Osteoporosis
Obesity
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Extra sodium disrupts thefluid balance
Ability of kidney to removeextra fluid reduces
Extra fluid and extra strain inthe blood vessels leading to
the kidney
High blood pressure
(Blood Pressure Association 2013)
Examples : Stroke, HeartFailure and Coronary HeartDiseases
Associated with the rise of
hypertension High blood pressure can
cause the blood vessels to beblocked, burst or thicken.
This can disrupt the flow ofblood circulation to the brainand the body.
(Consensus Action on Salt & Health 2013)
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Calcium will be excreted tothe urine when there istoo much of salt
Causes kidney stones
Strain the kidney anddisrupts its functions
Continuous highconsumption of salt willeventually cause kidney
failure
Consensus Action on Salt & Health 201
Presence of HelicobacterPylori (H. pylori)
Inflammation of Stomach
Leads to stomach ulcers,cancer and gastric cancer
High salt intake causes thegrowth of H. pylori
Infection of this bacterium
(Tsugane 2004)
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Calcium will be lost from the bones
Bones will be brittle and prone to breaking
Makes a person thirsty
If consume unhealthy drinks , can cause weight gain
Eventually cause obesity
Consensus Action on Salt & Health 2013)
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Should be consumed in a moderate level Maintain the correct volume of blood circulation
Balance the fluidity
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Better Health Channel 2011, Salt, 17th October 2013, <http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Salt >
Consensus Action on Salt & Health 2013, Why is salt bad for ourhealth? , 17th October 2013, <http://www.actiononsalt.org.uk/less/Health/index.html >
He,FJ, Burnier,M, and MacGregor,GA 2011, ‘Nutrition in cardiovasculardisease: salt in hypertension and heart failure’, European Heart Journal ,
vol. 32, pg 3073-3080
Tsugane,S 2004, ‘Salt, salted food intake, and risk of gastric cancer:
Epidemiologic evidence’, Cancer Science, vol. 96 (1), pg 1-6
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