There is no better time to discuss about the excessive consumption of salt in our societies than now. Many Nutritionist and other health professionals have been campaigning against high sodium content in our foods but yet, quite a high number of people are still embracing this ugly unhealthy habit leaving them at the edge of developing disease conditions ranging from high blood pressure and stroke to osteoporosis.
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On the other hand some people already know it’s best to stay clear of high-salt foods like spring rolls ad french fries, however, it is also critical for you to pay more attention on less obvious foods that are loaded with sodium.
Most Nigerians already consume more than the recommended daily intake of 2300mg per day based on added salt in our diets. So, you will be doing yourself grave harm by indulging in foods or snacks with high hidden amount of sodium. Let’s see some of the foods that made top of our list.
CANNED VEGETABLES:
Canned meat is usually seen as product with high sodium with serious attention not directed to canned veggies. Eating vegetable is definitely a healthy option but may manufacturers of canned vegetable have added higher amount of salt to help extend the shelf life of the product. The bottom line is to subscribe to eating fresh vegetable instead of canned ones.
BREAD:
Whole wheat bread is one food usually consumed particularly by health conscious people as it is high in fibre and provides lower calorie value. Having itemized this, it is important to check the labels of these bread brands to ascertain that the sodium level is less than 150mg per slice to avoid increasing your total daily sodium intake.
BREAKFAST CEREALS:
If you are a lover of the popular brand of breakfast cereals particularly the imported ones; then you stand a chance to have been funneling into your system high amount of sodium. I do agree that there is nothing better than a quick, easy to make breakfast but you must be careful with these hidden sodium amounts. With a common range of 150 to 300 mg of sodium per serving of some of these products, it will do you a lot of good to check the labels and ensure the sodium levels per serving is less than 150mg.
SPORT DRINKS:
A lot of my friends have turned sport drinks to soft drinks. They carelessly drink it even when they had not expended any serious energy like those who are in real sports.
Asides from the fact that these drinks contains high amount of sugar, they are also loaded with some sodium levels because the manufactures put into consideration the amount of sweat (loss of electrolyte too) loss during sporting activities and so created a drink that will replenish loss of electrolyte and fluid. My advise for you is that if you are thirty, please drink some water.
I do hope you find this helpful.
