The shortage of this product in the diet threatens deadly consequences

Doctors told about the dangers of a lack of salt in the human body.

Recent years world experts talking about the dangers of salt. They are actively recommended to reduce salt consumption. However, no one talks about the consequences of a too low level of salt in the diet.

It turns out that with a shortage of salt increases risk of fatal heart attack.

According to the current recommendations of the world health organization (who), consumption of salt should not exceed 5 grams per day. However, canadian experts are convinced that the norm should be raised. Such a significant reduction in consumption is unlikely to achieve, and, moreover, it can lead to dangerous consequences, says Salim Yusuf, Professor of McMaster University.

He stresses, too low a level of salt in the diet disrupts the natural balance in the body. In General, there is reason to believe, if the consumption is less than 2.3 grams of salt per day, may cause problems.

About the benefits of such drastic measures no data available. According to Yusuf, adults in General should consume in the range of 7.5 to 12.5 grams of salt per day.

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