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TYPES OF - EDIBLE SALT |
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This resource is designed to help you choose foods that are
lower in sodium (salt). Low sodium eating will help keep your blood pressure at
a good level. Increased blood pressure has been linked to several chronic
diseases such as stroke, heart disease and kidney disease. Your daily sodium
intake should be 2300 mg or less per day.
High intake of table salt (sodium chloride) is associated with high blood
pressure and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. |
o low sodium are low-sodium alternatives
designed to taste similar. They usually contain mostly potassium chloride, whose
toxicity is approximately equal to that of table salt in a healthy person (the
LD50 is about 2.5 g/kg, or approximately 190 g for a person weighing 75 kg). The
RDA of potassium is higher than that for sodium, yet a typical person consumes
less potassium than sodium in a given day. |
The great thing about a low-sodium salt
substitute, aside from the fact that it is measurably radioactive, is that
people put it on their food! Not to worry – consuming a salt substitute doesn’t
increase your radiation exposure. |
A salt substitute does not taste exactly like
common salt, but it is similar enough, and it contains less or none of the
sodium that some people are trying to avoid. |
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