Excess salt at the table is the worst mistake you can make. “Excess salt in the diet from the first years of life induces a progressive increase in blood pressure and is responsible, among all dietary errors, for the greatest number of cases of disability and premature death due to cardiovascular and renal diseases. excessive amounts of salt in Italian adults, children and adolescents are associated with a tendency towards obesity. Furthermore, the consumption of industrial or artisanal processed products rich in added salt stimulates the sense of thirst in the younger population and thus induces the consumption of sugary drinks and therefore excess calories”, Pasquale Strazzullo, coordinator of the ‘Less salt more health’ Working Group of Sinu, the Italian Society of Human Nutrition, tells Adnkronos Health, on the occasion of the World Week for the Reduction of Consumption of salt until May 19th.
“The campaign for the reduction of salt consumption coordinated by Sinu emphasizes the fact that a more sober diet richer in fresh fruit, vegetables and legumes – according to the Mediterranean diet model – in itself implies a lower overall consumption of salt because these natural foods contain very little sodium and only what is really necessary for our body – remember – Adhering to the Mediterranean diet entails, on the other hand, a much more economical consumption of mature cheeses, sausages, meat, fish, and other canned foods or in glass containing a lot of added salt. However, be careful – he concludes – with bread that is widely consumed in Italy but is mostly very salty, you need to pay attention to the label, it must contain less than 1 gram of salt per 100 g of product”.
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