March 13, 2014

Today's children consume too much salt, which can then have a negative impact on the next generation. This conclusion was recently published by scientists from Great Britain .

The researchers emphasize on the fact that salt increases the risk of growth blood pressure   in children already with one year of age. In addition, salty foods promotes stroke   and heart attacks. They believe that we should make joint efforts to reduce its content in those products which consume children.

A study was conducted daily urine 340 children . All study participants were detailed reports of their daily diet. As it turned out, participants in the study aged 5 to 6 years   each ate a whole 3, 75 g salt Children in the age group from 8 to 9 years   - 4, 72 g And adolescents from 13 to 17 years   - 7, 55 g of . Scientists have noted the fact that the boys ate a little more salt than girls. If we consider the food with which the body of the child fell salt is 36%   This element accounted for grain and cereals, 19%   - For meat products, eleven%   - Dairy products. Thus from products having pronounced salty taste, body received only   5% salt .

Currently, the UK health authorities recommend that adults limit your daily diet is not the introduction of a 6 grams of salt . At the same time a cardiologist United States   more categorical in this respect: they are advised to be limited to no more than a day 3, 7 g of salt , And this recommendation applies to both children and adults. According to statistics, 93% of American children from 1 to 18   abused salt.

To reduce the content of salt in the diet, nutritionists recommend to use as little as possible dishes from fast food and restaurants, as well as the need to enter the menu of fresh food.

By the way, recently, representatives of the Spanish Heart Association suggested that salt contributes to the appearance of a person of the same stand according as cocaine. Experts say that a large number of salt leads to a change in nerve cells   hypothalamus . As a consequence, excessive amounts of the hypothalamus is formed Dopamine   and orexin That leads to a pronounced feeling of pleasure and satisfaction. Similarly, on the human body affects the cocaine. At the same time the Spanish physicians reported that in the last ten years, from diseases associated with high blood pressure, died in twice as many people. Therefore, the Spanish doctors in solidarity with their colleagues from other countries and also recommended to reduce salt intake.