{"id":385,"date":"2015-02-17T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dimakopoulosi.gr\/?p=385"},"modified":"2020-09-27T17:43:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T14:43:15","slug":"5-symvoyles-gia-na-meiosete-to-alati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimakopoulosi.gr\/en\/5-symvoyles-gia-na-meiosete-to-alati\/","title":{"rendered":"5 tips to reduce salt consumption"},"content":{"rendered":"

Increased<\/strong> salt consumption raises the likelihood of developing hypertension<\/strong>. The latter contributes to the development of heart and renal disease as well as stroke. By reducing<\/strong> the amount of salt we eat the likelihood<\/strong> of developing such diseases is decreased.<\/p>\n

\"Salt\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It is recommended, for a healthy<\/strong> adult, to consume 1 teaspoon<\/strong> of salt (5 grammars) per day, a quantity which includes the salt contained in the food he or she eats.\u00a0 While, for people with increased blood pressure, aged over 50, suffering from diabetes etc., an even smaller quantity is recommended (2\/3 of a teaspoon per day).<\/p>\n

Many foods<\/strong>, even some that don\u2019t taste salty, do contain salt. Read below 5<\/strong> tips that will help you reduce the salt in your food.<\/p>\n

Choose fresh foods\"Shopping<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The majority of processed foods have a high concentration of salt therefore choose fresh ones. For instance, fresh meat instead of processed, fresh vegetables instead of pickled, fresh tomato instead of ketchup \u00a0etc.<\/p>\n

Read the labels<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Look at the foods labels to check salt concentration. Many times salt is referred as Sodium and that may confuse you. To specify the quantity of salt contained multiply the quantity of sodium by 2.5. For example 0.5 gr. of sodium are equal to (0.5 x 2.5) = 1.5 gr. of salt.<\/p>\n