Consciousness to reduce salt

 Salt is mixed in preparing foods at one’s will, especially in the countries like ours. How much salt there is in this meal, if it is written on the packet, you can think before eating. The decision to eat or not to eat can be taken. Thoughts on public health in this country are still very mild in government level. The country where iodine mixed with ‘iodized salt’ is much less or more than the necessity, according to the facility or  wish of the manufacturers, it would be a disparate imagination in such a country that the system will become healthier even if the rule of writing down salt level in food packets is introduced.

So this is you who have to be aware of reduced salt consumption. Eating more natural foods and avoiding artificial foods as much as possible is not difficult at all. Not difficult to be gradually accustomed to the healthful practices of low salt. If you can reduce salt intake to just one gram a day, the risk of heart disease, especially heart attack, will be less to some extent. If daily salt intake can be kept to the level of five or six grams per day, the risk of coronary heart disease will be greatly reduced. The risk of serious health problems such as hypertension, heart attack, brain stroke, kidney damage will be decreased. Simply, consuming less salt is an essential condition of good health.

The growing trend of conscience among the educated people regarding food has been noticed recently. You will be moderate in your use of salt in the food, you will learn by yourself and make the other members of your family restrained from salt, that is to be expected a bit. Although difficult, this is not impossible. If you and your family are moderate in the use of salt, may be one day your acquaintances and neighbors will learn to see you. After being self-restrained, may be you need to be active in making others aware. May be you would do so acknowledging a little trouble.