The Nutrition Society of China advises healthy people not to consume more than10g of salt every day. The World Health Organization's health recommendation is that the salt intake per person per day should not exceed 5 grams.
Salt is not only an indispensable condiment in people's diet, but also an indispensable substance for human body. Its main component is sodium chloride, which is a neutral inorganic salt. It is salty in taste and cold in nature, and enters the stomach, kidney and large intestine. Has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood, moistening dryness, invigorating kidney, relaxing bowels, killing parasites, diminishing inflammation, inducing vomiting and stopping diarrhea.
But too much salt is harmful to human body, which can cause diseases such as hypertension, edema, cold, heart disease, gastric cancer and cataract.
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Control the amount of salt:
First of all, we should consciously correct the bad habit of adding too much salt and soy sauce, control the total amount of salt intake every day, use a quantitative salt spoon, or measure with a measuring tool, and put vegetables according to the amount of each meal.
People who are used to salty food can put a little vinegar in cooking to improve the umami taste of dishes and help them adapt to less salty food.
Don't add salt too early when cooking, and add salt when cooking quickly, which can reduce the amount of salt while keeping the salinity unchanged. Stew, cook and other dishes, try to keep the soup light, and the soup has a high salt content.
In addition to edible salt, other seasonings also contain salt, especially soy sauce and sauce. Generally 10g soy sauce contains 1.5g salt, and 10g yellow sauce contains 1.5g salt. If the dishes need soy sauce and sauce, reduce the amount of salt in proportion when cooking. The awareness of salt control should be gradually established, adhered to for a long time and benefited for life.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-salt (condiment)
People's Health Network-How much salt intake is appropriate is still controversial.
People's Health Network-How to ensure that the daily salt intake is within 5g?