{"id":3428,"date":"2019-11-15T14:54:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T07:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/student-activity.binus.ac.id\/tfi\/?p=3428"},"modified":"2019-10-11T14:58:35","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T07:58:35","slug":"salt-for-human-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/student-activity.binus.ac.id\/tfi\/2019\/11\/salt-for-human-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Salt for Human\u00a0Body"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do We Need\u00a0Salt?<\/h4>\n
Source: odishasuntimes.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can find salt almost everywhere around the world. Common salt, or sodium chloride, is the chemical compound of NaCl. It is used as seasonings in foods, cooking, cosmetics, and for preserving food. Salt mostly comes from the ocean or seawater.<\/p>\n

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Do We Need\u00a0Salt?<\/h1>\n

Salt plays a crucial role in maintaining human health. The effects of salt in the human body depend on the consumption of salt. Sodium ions are needed by most living things, as are chloride ions.<\/p>\n

Sodium is essential for nerve and muscle function and regulates the fluids in the body. Sodium also controls the blood pressure and volume in the body. Even though sodium is essential to the human body, too much sodium consumption may cause your hypertension or high blood pressure, a condition that can lead to serious diseases such as heart disease, kidney disease, and stroke.<\/p>\n

Chloride ions serve as important electrolytes by regulating blood pH and pressure. Electrolytes are compounds, often salts, which dissociate into their ionic components in solvents like water. Chloride is also a part of the production of stomach acid (HCl). Humans excrete salt in the form of sweat and must replenish the loss of sodium and chloride through their diet.<\/p>\n

The importance of salt for the human body is also the same for animals. Just like in the video from youtube.com<\/em> that was uploaded by BBC<\/em> with \u201cThe incredible ibex defies gravity and climbs a dam\u201d<\/em><\/a> as a title. In the video, it illustrates that the ibex goats endanger themselves by climbing the dam to get essential minerals from the rocks that were used to build the dam that has been dissolved in water, such as salt.<\/p>\n

High Consumption of\u00a0Salt<\/h3>\n

Salt is essential to the human body. The amount of salt you consume has a direct effect on your body. Too much of salt consumption may cause you various diseases.<\/p>\n

Health effects if you eat too much salt include:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 High blood pressure.<\/strong> If you eat too much salt, the extra water stored in your body raises your blood pressure. So, the more you eat salt, the higher your body\u2019s blood pressure.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Stroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Cardiovascular disease<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Edema<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Left ventricular hypertrophy<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Kidney disease<\/strong><\/p>\n

Low Consumption of\u00a0Salt<\/h3>\n

Too much salt can cause you high blood pressure and other diseases. However, even though too much salt can cause diseases, consuming too little salt can also cause you other serious diseases.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Increase in insulin resistance.<\/strong> A condition that causes higher blood sugar and insulin levels. This may lead to type 2 diabetes and other serious diseases<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Increase in heart diseases<\/strong>. Some observational studies show that low consumption of salt can increase the risk of death from heart attacks or strokes.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Increase LDL cholesterol and triglycerides<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Increase risk of death for diabetics<\/strong><\/p>\n

How much salt Should You\u00a0Eat?<\/h3>\n

If you have a medical condition that requires a low salt diet, or if your doctor tells you to limit your intake, then continue to do so. But if you are a healthy person, then there is no good evidence that a low salt diet will improve your health. An intake of 3000\u20135000 mg per day<\/strong> has been suggested as optimal for people with no medical conditions or healthy people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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