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By: Shelomi Mira Karoon

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(Better Health Channel 2011)

Salt is also known as sodium chloride

Functions to the body:

1. Main source of sodium in the body2. Maintain the correct volume of blood circulation

3. Balance the fluidity

Uses in food and manufacturing:

1. Food f lavouring2. Seasoning

3. Preserving

Recommended daily intake of sodium:

5-6 g/day

Current Salt Intake:

9-12 g/day

(He et al. 2011)

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 Junk food

Canned food

Fast food

Salted fish

Processed poultry

Frozen food

Instant food

Pickled food

Cured meats

Dining out

(He et al. 2011)

Blood Pressure

CardiovascularDiseases

Kidney Problems

Stomach Cancer andGastric Cancer

Osteoporosis

Obesity

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Extra sodium disrupts thefluid balance

 Ability of kidney to removeextra fluid reduces

Extra fluid and extra strain inthe blood vessels leading to

the kidney

High blood pressure

(Blood Pressure Association 2013)

Examples : Stroke, HeartFailure and Coronary HeartDiseases

 Associated with the rise of

hypertension High blood pressure can

cause the blood vessels to beblocked, burst or thicken.

This can disrupt the flow ofblood circulation to the brainand the body.

(Consensus Action on Salt & Health 2013)

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Calcium will be excreted tothe urine when there istoo much of salt

Causes kidney stones

Strain the kidney anddisrupts its functions

Continuous highconsumption of salt willeventually cause kidney

failure

Consensus Action on Salt & Health 201

Presence of HelicobacterPylori (H. pylori)

Inflammation of Stomach

Leads to stomach ulcers,cancer and gastric cancer

High salt intake causes thegrowth of H. pylori

Infection of this bacterium

(Tsugane 2004)

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Calcium will be lost from the bones

Bones will be brittle and prone to breaking

Makes a person thirsty

If consume unhealthy drinks , can cause weight gain

Eventually cause obesity

Consensus Action on Salt & Health 2013)

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Should be consumed in a moderate level Maintain the correct volume of blood circulation

Balance the fluidity

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Better Health Channel 2011, Salt, 17th October 2013, <http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Salt  >

Consensus Action on Salt & Health 2013, Why is salt bad for ourhealth? , 17th October 2013, <http://www.actiononsalt.org.uk/less/Health/index.html >

He,FJ, Burnier,M, and MacGregor,GA 2011, ‘Nutrition in cardiovasculardisease: salt in hypertension and heart failure’, European Heart Journal ,

 vol. 32, pg 3073-3080

Tsugane,S 2004, ‘Salt, salted food intake, and risk of gastric cancer:

Epidemiologic evidence’, Cancer Science, vol. 96 (1), pg 1-6

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