By Colette Dreyer RD (SA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Link between salt intake and high blood pressure?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n High salt intake is a major contributor to increase the risk\nfor hypertension (high blood pressure), stroke and heart disease. According to\nthe World Health Organization (WHO), 2.5 million deaths can be prevented if\nsalt intake is lowered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Blood pressure and kidney function go hand in hand. The\nkidney has various functions and plays an important role in removing toxins, salt\n(sodium), and in regulating water balance. High salt intake can lead to water\nretention, that lead to fluid build-up in the body. It makes it harder for your\nbody to remove the excess fluid and the blood pressure will therefore increase.\nWhen salt consumption is high over a long period especially with fat\naccumulation, blood vessels can narrow. Your heart need to work harder to pump\nblood because of the narrowed blood vessel which will increase blood pressure\nfurther. Its important to monitor blood pressure regularly to prevent damage to\nthe blood vessel, caused by fat accumulation in the blood vessel that could\nincrease risk for stroke and heart disease. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the increase in processed food consumption,\naffordability, accessibility and availability there\u2019s an increased salt, sugar,\ntrans- and saturated fats intake. Processed foods such as processed cereal,\nbread, ready-made meals, Vienna, ham, cheese, 2-minute noodles etc. are\ngenerally high in salt and should be avoided. These foods are often eaten in\nlarge quantities which increases the overall salt intake. Extra salt is often\nadded during cooking such as stock cubes and soup packets to make a gravy,\nand\/or added at the table such as table salt, soy sauce, aromat etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you know your blood pressure values? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Please consult with your health care provider to assist in\nmonitoring blood pressure at least once a year and to make personalised\nlifestyle changes when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grillo A, Salvi L, Coruzzi P, Salvi P, Parati G.\nSodium intake and hypertension. Nutrients. 2019;11(9):1970.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Colette Dreyer RD (SA) Link between salt intake and high blood pressure? High salt intake is a major contributor to increase the risk for hypertension (high blood pressure), stroke and heart disease. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 2.5 million deaths can be prevented if salt intake is lowered. Blood pressure and kidney […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,6],"tags":[68,71],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Salt-and-BP.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4CNFS-wz","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2019"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2021,"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019\/revisions\/2021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n LOW<\/strong> in Salt:\n Eat these\n foods\n <\/td> \n HIGH<\/strong> in salt:\n Eat small\n amounts\n <\/td> \n VERY HIGH<\/strong> in salt:\n Avoid\n <\/td><\/tr> \n All fresh fruit & vegetablesFresh beans, oats, bread, maize porridge, peanut butterMilk, yogurt, boiled eggs, Homemade soup (no packet added), chutney, Canola\/Sunflower oil, tub\n margarine, unsalted peanutsCurry (plain), Pepper (red, black, white), Herbs, Paprika, Cinnamon,\n Mustard, Garlic, Vinegar, Lemon juice\n \n \n \n \n <\/td> \n Soya minceSausagesPolonyViennaTin food: Tomato & onion mix, chakalaka, baked beansMeat tenderizerBottle\/Box salad: Carrots, beans, beetrootMayonnaise, tomato sauce, Worcester sauce\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/td> \n AromatStock cubesSoup powderGravyCup-a-soupOnion saltGarlic saltMarmiteBovrilOxo spreadSimba chipsChicken spiceSteak and Chops spice\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n \n Stage\n <\/td> \n Systolic BP (mmHg)\n <\/td> \n \n <\/td> \n Diastolic BP (mmHg)\n <\/td><\/tr> \n Normal and optimal\n <\/td> \n <130\n <\/td> \n And\n <\/td> \n < 85\n <\/td><\/tr> \n High normal\n <\/td> \n 130-139\n <\/td> \n Or\n <\/td> \n 85-89\n <\/td><\/tr> \n Mild hypertension\n <\/td> \n 140-159\n <\/td> \n Or\n <\/td> \n 90-99\n <\/td><\/tr> \n Moderate hypertension\n <\/td> \n 160 \u2013 179\n <\/td> \n Or\n <\/td> \n 100-109\n <\/td><\/tr> \n Hypertensive emergency\n <\/td> \n >180\n <\/td> \n Or\n <\/td> \n >110\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n