7 Scary truths about Hidden salt diet ( India salt story )

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What is hidden salt doing to you body?

• Increasing blood pressure

• Decreasing heart health

• Making your bones thinner(result=osteoporosis)

• Making you fathttp://healthwealthbridge.com/blog

Where are the hidden salt?• Processed packaged food• Even cookies and other baked, packaged food.• Pickles, sauces,spreads,papads,tinned ,canned, food.• Movie theatre popcorn,bacon,cheese

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The sodium in processed food the main culprit.It sneaks in as:

• Sodium chloride• Monosodium glutamate• Sodium bicarbonate• Sodium nitrite• Sodium benzoate(Potential carcinogen ;never use

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Salt in food labels• High salt food:Sodium more than 1.5 g/ 100

gram

• Reduced sodium:25% less sodium than original product .May not actually have low sodium.

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Salt in food labels

• Lightly salted :50% less sodium than original product.

• Low sodium: 140 mg of sodium or less per serving

• Very low sodium:35 mg of sodium or less

• Sodium free/salt free:Less than 5mg per serving http://healthwealthbridge.com/blog

SCARY FACTSLocally packaged food in India has no food

labels.

Some food labels can deceive by not giving amount of sodium.

See image in next slide

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Instant masala oats lists salt among its first 3 ingredients in the masala

Doesn’t give sodium content per 100 gram serving.

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Per 100gram serving sodium content 1.285g

That’s pretty high.

Children have a lower sodium rneed.So multiple packets of this can overload sodium in their little bodies`

Chocolate chip cookies mention sodium & calcium salt .

No mention of sodium content per 100 gram serving( Why?)But mentions calcium. ( Why this bias?)Calcium good for healthHigh level of hidden sodium:BAD

Their role is suspected in childhood obesity is worrying

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How to reduce salt during cooking?

1)Avoid ready made processed food soups. Maybe occasionally .

2)Don’t marinate with salt.Use mix of spices to marinate.

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3)Have right amount of potassium

More fresh vegetables and fruits naturally high in potassium and low in sodium.

Less bread, cheese, processed meat,canned food,processed food

4)Wash and rinse thoroughly, canned veggies to get rid of the salt solution.

5)Ask for low sodium options in restaurants

6)Buy low sodium salt

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Takeaway Read food labels

Avoid processed food as far as possible.

Gradually cut down on hidden salt traps.

Choose products with less than 140 mg per serving.

Daily recommendation for adults:1 teaspoon of salt

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