low Sodium Diet
Low-salt diet goal is to help eliminate the accumulation of salt and water, also helps to lower blood pressure in patients with salt-sensitive hypertension. The following article will explain what foods are allowed, what things are important to consider, types of food that should be avoided; also other tips that a low-salt diet is successfully executed:
The things that must be considered:
- Salt in question in this case is sodium (Na) found naturally in certain foods or are added during processing
- Animal foods which tend to have higher levels of Na than plant foods
- Sodium salts are added during food processing, such as salt (sodium chloride), MSG (mono sodium glutamate), preservatives fruits or baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
Foods to avoid:
- Bread, biscuits and cakes in the kitchen and if the salt or soda
- Brain, kidney, tongue, cheese
- Foods preserved with salt such as beef jerky, shredded meat, corned beef, salami, ham, anchovies, boiled fish, sardines, dried shrimp, salted eggs, cheese, butter and margarine
- Fruits and vegetables are preserved with salt, such as canned vegetables, mustard, pickles, pickles etc.
Engandung spices such as sodium salt, baking soda, baking powder, soy sauce, shrimp paste, MSG, paste and tauco