• Salt: white death?
• just with this sole, only
• Watch out for salt when...
• Sodium lurks everywhere for me!

"Salt is bad for your health": It would be hard to find a clearer and more widely accepted statement among doctors and nutritionists. Trouble is, it might not be true at all...

Physicians have been calling salt the white death for several decades and are calling for a radical reduction in its proportion in the daily diet. However, recent research suggests that not only is the sodium in salt not as harmful as we previously thought, but many people may not be affected by its high levels at all. The situation is not improved by different health organizations listing different "safe" daily amounts of salt in our diet. How do you find yourself in all this?

salt: white death ?

Salt - or rather the sodium contained in table salt - is something that everyone should limit, especially people with circulatory problems. Because sodium contributes (albeit to different degrees in different people) to an increase in blood pressure, which in turn is a risk factor for conditions such as chronic high blood pressure and even heart attack, it has become common practice to recommend limiting salt intake. However, there is no convincing evidence that drastically reducing sodium intake actually protects against these diseases – and for some people, a low-sodium diet can even be harmful

just with this sole, alone

There is no consensus among doctors that drastically reducing sodium intake is a good idea for everyone, but that doesn't mean we can all eat salty snacks freely, just that scientists can't figure out exactly who is in which Dose allowed is considered harmful.

Pay attention to salt when...

Most people will have no health problems even if they regularly consume more sodium than recommended. However, caution should be exercised in people suffering from hypertension, heart failure and chronic kidney disease: these groups are most vulnerable to the negative consequences of elevated sodium levels. If you suffer from any of these conditions, you should ask your doctor how much sodium you can afford per day - which brings us to the most dangerous aspect of the whole thing

Sodium lurks everywhere for me !

It is not that Poles and residents of other countries should add too much salt to the dishes prepared at home and our hands should tremble every time we add salt to the soup. Excessive sodium consumption would not be a major problem if large amounts of salt in various forms were not added to the smallest of seemingly suspect convenience foods today. A good example is Coca-Cola, which balances a very high concentration of sugar with a significant dose of sodium, resulting in not only a better taste but an even unhealthier, more addictive mix. Therefore, do not punish yourself with bland, unseasoned home cooking without a clear need, but rather pay close attention to sodium in ready-made and highly processed products!