1. Maintain functional stability: low sodium salt has low sodium content and high potassium content, which can maintain acid-base balance in the body, promote nervous system activity and maintain body function.
2. Improve symptoms: Low sodium salt has a good effect on edema of lower limbs caused by high sodium intake; At the same time, for gastric mucosal injury, low sodium salt can reduce the stimulation to the stomach, and then achieve the effect of improvement.
3. Prevention and treatment of diseases: too much sodium intake, or with the growth of age, is prone to vascular wall cell sclerosis, leading to a series of diseases such as hypertension, such as heart disease, cerebral hemorrhage, thrombosis and so on. Therefore, low sodium salt can be used to prevent and treat vascular diseases, especially the elderly. However, it should be noted that eating a large amount of low sodium salt may lead to diseases, such as hyperkalemia, and patients often have symptoms such as muscle weakness, tremor and dullness. It is suggested that the above symptoms appear, seek medical diagnosis in time and adjust the diet reasonably.
In short, low sodium salt can maintain the acid-base balance in the body, promote the activity of the nervous system, maintain the body function, improve some diseases and prevent vascular diseases, but it needs to be eaten in moderation to avoid diseases such as hyperkalemia.