11.4 Sodium intake and hypertensio n
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A high intake of table salt is considered to be a causative factor for hypertension. Salt is sodium chloride where sodium makes up percent of the sodium chloride. Both sodium and chloride are essential for maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance and thus blood pressure. This balance gets disturbed when the salt intake is excessive leading to fluid collection in tissues of the body especially that of the feet and hands. This condition is called “oedema”. A sodium- restricted diet is recommended to alleviate this condition. When the sodium content in the diet is reduced, the water and salts in the tissues flow back into the blood to be excreted by the kidneys. Thereby, oedema is relieved.
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A high intake of table salt is considered to be a causative factor for hypertension. Salt is sodium chloride where sodium makes up percent of the sodium chloride. Both sodium and chloride are essential for maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance and thus blood pressure. This balance gets disturbed when the salt intake is excessive leading to fluid collection in tissues of the body especially that of the feet and hands.
This condition is called “oedema”. A sodium- restricted diet is recommended to alleviate this condition. When the sodium content in the diet is reduced, the water and salts in the tissues flow back into the blood to be excreted by the kidneys. Thereby, oedema is relieved.
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