Health Tips : Low Salt Diet

Low-salt diet goal is to help eliminate the accumulation of salt and water , also helps to lower blood pressure in patients with salt -sensitive hypertension . The following article will explain what foods are allowed , what things are important to consider , types of food that should be avoided ; also other tips that a low-salt diet is successfully executed :

The things that must be considered :

• Salt in question in this case is sodium (Na) found naturally in certain foods or are added during processing
• Animal foods which tend to have higher levels of Na than plant foods
• Sodium salts are added during food processing , such as salt (sodium chloride), MSG (Imono sodium glutamate) , preservatives fruits or baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)

Foods to avoid :

• Bread, biscuits and cakes in the kitchen and if the salt or soda
• Brain , kidney , tongue , cheese
• Foods preserved with salt such as beef jerky , shredded meat , corned beef , salami , ham , anchovies , boiled fish , sardines , dried shrimp , salted eggs , cheese , butter and margarine
• Fruits and vegetables are preserved with salt , such as canned vegetables , mustard , pickles , pickles etc.

• Marinades containing sodium as table salt , baking soda , baking powder , soy sauce , shrimp paste , MSG , paste and tauco.

Foods should be restricted :

•     Meat and fish , a maximum of 100 grams a day
•     Maximum egg 1 egg a day
•     Maximum of 2 glasses of milk a day

Food is allowed :

•     Rice or substitute materials
•     Nuts and processed products
•     Cooking Oil
•     Vegetables and fruits
•     herbs

Tips :

•     Insipidity no food can be improved with the use of herbs such as : nuts , vinegar , onion , garlic , ginger , turmeric , galangal , greetings etc.
•     The food is steamed , sauteed , fried or baked food will be tastier than the boiled