Russia (bbabo.net), - One sandwich with sausage and cheese contains almost a day's worth of salt. In order to reduce its consumption, you should first of all exclude fast food and processed products from the diet. And garlic, lime and herbs can replace salt in the cooking process.

This was told by a dietitian at the Center for Medical Prevention of the Orenburg Region Galina Dzhorova.

“Excess salt in the diet is fluid retention in the body, edema, increased blood pressure, damage to the vascular wall from the inside (as a result, it becomes very vulnerable to cholesterol deposition, the formation of cholesterol plaques) and other unpleasant consequences,” the expert explained. - The daily norm of salt is a maximum of 5-6 grams, about a teaspoon. However, it should be remembered that this norm includes hidden salt. It is found almost everywhere: in pastries, meat, vegetables, cheese, semi-finished products, fast food, processed products - sausages, sauces, mayonnaise. Hidden salt accounts for up to 80 percent of the daily volume. So, having a sandwich with sausage and cheese, you will get almost a daily allowance of salt.

By reducing salt intake, you can reduce blood pressure and body weight, get rid of edema. The specialist gave a number of recommendations on how to reduce the salt content in the diet.

- When cooking food, salt it at the end of cooking. Or do not salt at all, adding salt to portioned dishes, - Galina Dzhorova advised. - Reduce consumption of sausages: replace them with meat products baked in the oven. Refuse industrial sauces and mayonnaises - use your own dressings, using olive oil, lemon juice, spices. Forget about bouillon cubes - they have a lot of salt, all kinds of additives, flavor enhancers. Think about the alternative to salt - garlic, lime, herbs. And if you use salt, give preference to iodized salt.

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