For decades, health experts have warned us to eat less salt. But their pleas fell on deaf ears as we continued to sprinkle the white crystals on everything from french fries to popcorn. I know my salt habit isn’t doing my body any favours. High blood pressure runs in my family, and I’ve seen firsthand the damage it can do. So when the WHO recommended switching to potassium salt, I was intrigued. Can I get the flavour I crave without the side of guilt?
Kaliumsalt er det sunnere alternativet til bordsalt
Verdens helseorganisasjon (WHO) anbefaler nå at du bytter fra vanlig bordsalt til kaliumberiket salt. Hvis du gjør denne ene endringen på kjøkkenet, kan det forbedre helsen din betraktelig.
Hvorfor er for mye natrium skadelig? For mye natrium øker blodtrykket, noe som øker risikoen for hjertesykdom, hjerneslag og nyreproblemer. WHO anslår at 1,9 millioner dødsfall på verdensbasis hvert år skyldes for mye salt.
While guidelines advise limiting sodium to 2 grams per day, the average person consumes over 4 grams. Reducing the population’s sodium intake has proven challenging since it requires people to accept a less salty taste and change how they prepare food.
Potassium salt is a substitute that replaces some sodium chloride with potassium chloride. Potassium is an essential mineral that most people don’t get enough of. The high potassium content is one of the main reasons fruits and vegetables are so healthy.
Kaliumsalt gir to helsefordeler:
Begge deler bidrar til å senke blodtrykket. Store studier rundt om i verden viser at det å bytte til kaliumsalt reduserer risikoen for hjertesykdom, hjerneslag og for tidlig død.
Reduser natriuminntaket og øk kaliuminntaket med et enkelt bytte
The beauty of potassium salt is that you can use it exactly like regular salt. It looks the same, seasons food the same, and works the same in recipes. Most people can’t even taste a difference. In the largest trial to date, over 90% of people still used potassium salt after 5 years.
Hvis det blir tatt i bruk i stor skala, kan en overgang til kaliumsalt være en game-changer for folkehelsen. Studier viser at hvis hele befolkninger gikk over til kaliumsalt, ville det forhindre hundretusener av dødsfall som følge av hjertesykdom og hjerneslag hvert år, bare i Kina og India.
Compared to regular salt, potassium salt is more expensive and not as widely available. You may need to look for it sold as “low-sodium salt,” “half salt,” or “lite salt.”
Another key challenge is that about 80% of the salt people eat comes from processed foods. The WHO guidelines don’t go far enough in prioritizing a switch in the salt used for food manufacturing.
I bunn og grunn
As a society, we’ve become numb to the dangers of excess sodium. But now we know better. Too much dietary sodium is a ticking time bomb for our cardiovascular system. Replacing even a portion of your regular salt intake with potassium salt can dramatically cut your sodium consumption and boost your potassium levels in one fell swoop. Spread the word to your friends and family.
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