Salt And Its Uses

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placed in a extremely low salt diet, or later when salt was
introduced, Of the hypertensive subjects, half of those on the low salt diet did
experience a drop in blood pressure, which returned to its previous leel when
salt was introduced.
Of course, these are other researcherswhgich tend to support the
findings. A small Indiana study showed that when normal individuals took large
amount of salt, the bolld pressure did not consistenly rise into the
hypertensive range. Also, study in Israel showed that a low-calorie diet could
reduce blood pressure without changing salt consumption. After viewing research
statistics, we should know that salt is not exactly harmful to us. In fact, our
bodies have a continual need for salt because our bodies need sodium and
chloride ions each with a different task.
Chloride maintains the balance of water in cells and its environment.
It also plays a part of digestion. Sodium assists in regulating the volumn of
blood and blood ...

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