Is salt the enemy of losing weight?

Is salt the enemy of losing weight?

Salt vs Weight loss

Salt is essential for normal physical activity. It is an important factor affecting muscle contraction and neurotransmission.

Let us try to understand why you should not eat salt while you are on a diet.

The less you eat salt, the better for your health?

Salt (sodium) contributes to the body's ability to attract and store water. A large amount of salt increases the water in the blood, increasing the blood flow and consequently the blood pressure. Such heart burdens can cause heart disease and related diseases of hypertension in severe cases.

Low salt diet and lose weight

The intake of salt does not really have a big impact on the diet. Especially, it does not affect the decrease of body fat. As mentioned above, if you reduce the salt intake, your body's water content is decreased and it seems to lose weight, but the actual body fat will not change.
It is said that adjusting the salt intake during diet is beneficial to the diet because there is research and common sense that BUT salt makes the food delicious and increases the food intake.

How much salt should I eat?

The World Health Organization(WHO) recommends 2,000 mg sodium intake for adult. However, depending on your individual health condition, you may need to adjust your intake. In particular, if you have diabetes, high blood pressure, or kidney-related illness, you should consult your doctor.


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