But our body can't metabolize so much salt, and sodium ions in edible salt will increase the burden on the body, especially on blood vessels and kidneys. Although we usually don't think there is any difference between eating salty food and eating light food, with the growth of age, bad eating habits will become more and more harmful.
Adults have a standard daily salt intake, the limit is 6 grams, and those elderly people with heavy tastes may "exceed the standard" every day, which brings health problems.
If the elderly do not pay attention to salt control, what abnormalities will occur in their bodies?
As we all know, high-salt eating habits are closely related to the incidence of hypertension. Although we don't realize that food is salty when we eat, if this habit is not corrected for a long time, the body will consume too much salt, and the burden on blood vessels will become heavier and heavier, leading to an abnormal increase in blood pressure.
The blood vessels of the elderly are fragile and aging is obvious. If you don't pay attention to maintenance, it is easy to have blood vessels blocked and ruptured, which is harmful to human health.
But this phenomenon may not happen immediately, so some elderly people don't take this habit seriously, and feel that the taste is very heavy and strong. But when will hypertension come? Who can predict? Blood vessels may not be blocked for the time being, but if this heavy-taste eating habit persists for a long time, blood vessels may be blocked at any time, and high blood pressure will often accompany you. I believe that these phenomena are not what everyone wants to see.
Don't ignore this "signal" when high blood pressure comes.
Many friends may have heard of hypertension, but they don't know what symptoms will appear before it comes. Under normal circumstances, the blood vessels are unobstructed. At this time, the blood flow is relatively smooth and the blood pressure is naturally relatively stable. When the blood pressure continues to rise, the blood circulation is not so smooth, and the blood and nutrition obtained by various organs are also reduced, especially in the brain, and dizziness caused by insufficient blood supply will occur.
If the elderly frequently have symptoms of dizziness and headache, I hope everyone will not be careless. This is probably a signal of the arrival of high blood pressure. If you ignore it blindly, it may cause serious consequences!
How can the elderly control their salt intake and prevent hypertension?
Change cooking habits
When cooking, many friends will choose to put salt directly to taste. In fact, in order to improve the delicious food, they can also add vinegar or lemon juice to taste and reduce the intake of salt, which will not affect the taste of food and avoid excessive salt.
Adjust the cooking style
If you like to cook food by frying, frying, etc. You need to adjust your cooking methods. Steaming and boiling can not only control the amount of salt, but also preserve the original flavor of ingredients, which is also very beneficial to health.
Selection of ingredients
In fact, we can also achieve the effect of controlling salt by choosing ingredients, because many foods, such as onions, peppers, tomatoes and so on. , has its own seasoning function. If you use them instead of some salt, the taste of food may be richer.
Summary: Many friends may think their eating habits are not bad. After decades of persistence, there is nothing abnormal in my body, so I don't want to change. But who doesn't want their health to be damaged by going up a flight of stairs? For the sake of health, the elderly, in particular, should strictly control salt intake. If your daily salt intake has exceeded 6 grams, I hope you can reflect on it and correct it as soon as possible!