{"id":57026,"date":"2024-05-20T09:23:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T08:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehealthsciencesacademy.org\/?p=57026"},"modified":"2024-05-31T11:05:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T10:05:36","slug":"shaking-up-our-salt-habit-strategies-for-a-healthier-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehealthsciencesacademy.org\/learning\/shaking-up-our-salt-habit-strategies-for-a-healthier-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaking Up Our Salt Habit: Strategies for a Healthier Diet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"57026\" class=\"elementor elementor-57026\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2130478 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2130478\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f6feb31\" data-id=\"1f6feb31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bcae68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bcae68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p id=\"ember669\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">World Salt Awareness Week (20-26 May) is here, reminding us that we are already eating too much salt.<span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><\/p><p id=\"ember670\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">According to the British Heart Foundation, the average daily intake is a staggering 8.4 grams \u2014 40% more than the UK&#8217;s recommended limit of 6 grams and 70% above the World Health Organization&#8217;s guideline of 5 grams.<\/p><p id=\"ember671\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">Habitually adding salt to foods was linked to a<span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><a class=\"app-aware-link \" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9356907\/\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">reduction in life expectancy<\/a><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span>by 1.50 years for women and 2.28 years for men at age 50.<span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b18805f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b18805f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do we consume all this salt simply because we're liberal with the shaker?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32aae6f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32aae6f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"ember674\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">Not quite. Over three-quarters of the salt we consume is already added to the ingredients we purchase (including self-raising flour, sauces, buttery spreads, cheese, salad dressings, canned vegetables, preserves, pickles, olives, and cured meats), as well as to commercial foods like bread, yoghurt, and different kinds of plant milk.<\/p><p id=\"ember675\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">And because of our inherited genes, some of us are even more sensitive to the<span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><a class=\"app-aware-link \" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4019234\/\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">detrimental effects of salt than others.<\/a><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddfc8d0 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" 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Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:900;line-height:1;display:block;height:.6em}.elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation .elementor-blockquote__content{margin-top:15px}.elementor-blockquote--align-left .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:left}.elementor-blockquote--align-left .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer{flex-direction:row}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:right}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer{flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote{text-align:center}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer,.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__author{display:block}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button{margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto}<\/style>\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tDid you know? Salt is one of the most abundant minerals on Earth, making it inexpensive. It has been used extensively in food seasoning, cooking, and preservation for thousands of years. Before most British families owned a refrigerator by the end of the 1970s, salt was the primary method used to prevent food spoilage.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a959480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a959480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let's Understand Salt and Sodium: Limits, Alternatives, and Risks <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9562460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9562460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>What&#8217;s the sodium in salt?<\/strong> Sodium is a soft, silvery-white metal, and an essential nutrient we all need. It helps us stay hydrated, have a properly functioning brain, contract our muscles, and transport nutrients into our cells. And pure salt is about 40% sodium by weight while the rest is chloride.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph article-editor-content__has-focus\"><strong>How much salt is too much?<\/strong> 6 grams is the UK daily intake limit. That\u2019s about 1 level teaspoon, not heaped, for the whole day! But remember, this is a limit, not an aspirational target.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph article-editor-content__has-focus\"><strong>What about the sodium in less refined salts like pink, black, rock, crystal or flaky salt?<\/strong> It&#8217;s similar to traditional table salt so they can still put us at higher risk for heart\/vascular conditions if consumed in excess.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph article-editor-content__has-focus\"><strong>How about lower-salt alternatives?<\/strong> They aren\u2019t perfect either because they have a lot of potassium and this can be risky for those with an existing condition that makes them more vulnerable to this mineral, like kidney disease, where the body&#8217;s ability to manage potassium levels is impaired.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph article-editor-content__has-focus\"><strong>How to control salt consumption? <\/strong>With <strong>just 1 pinch less per day<\/strong> and by buying lower-salt foods or ingredients, we may be able to reduce our intake to meet the official limit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"article-editor-content__bullet-list article-editor-content__has-focus\"><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2557b6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e2557b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/thehealthsciencesacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/salt-1-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57033\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehealthsciencesacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/salt-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/thehealthsciencesacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/salt-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thehealthsciencesacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/salt-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thehealthsciencesacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/salt-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/thehealthsciencesacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/salt-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd35e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcd35e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"ember681\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">While those of us involved in nutrition<span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><em>rarely<\/em><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span>praise salt, its ability to enhance the flavours of vegetables and other plant foods can actually encourage us to eat more of these nutrient-rich items. By making vegetables tastier, salt can help us increase our intake of essential vitamins, minerals, beneficial phytochemicals, and fibre \u2013 all contributing to a healthier diet.<\/p><p id=\"ember682\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">Salt is also important for sports performance. The ACSM recommends a sodium intake of<span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><a class=\"app-aware-link \" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8955583\/\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">300\u2013600 mg\/h (1.7\u20132.9 g of salt)<\/a><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span>during prolonged exercise.<span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><\/p><p id=\"ember683\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">Although we need sodium for survival, it&#8217;s important to consume it in moderation since excessive intake can lead to health issues such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, vascular dementia, and stroke.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92318dc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"92318dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b6769 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60b6769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taste Perception and Culinary Uses of Salt\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c834f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80c834f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph article-editor-content__has-focus\">Salt&#8217;s &#8216;saltiness&#8217; comes from its sodium content. When sodium ions enter taste cells, they trigger signals that the brain interprets as flavour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\">But what truly makes salt irresistible? It&#8217;s rarely eaten on its own; instead, it&#8217;s a key ingredient that enhances the overall taste of food, increasing the pleasure we derive from eating.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c2e93 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"c7c2e93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tSalt is not just your ordinary white granules \u2013 it can sometimes work as a \u2018magic dust\u2019 that transforms unsavoury foods in surprising ways. \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f251b7b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f251b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1c2dfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c1c2dfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/thehealthsciencesacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/culinary-wizardry-1-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57032\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehealthsciencesacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/culinary-wizardry-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/thehealthsciencesacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/culinary-wizardry-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thehealthsciencesacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/culinary-wizardry-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thehealthsciencesacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/culinary-wizardry-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/thehealthsciencesacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/culinary-wizardry-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418226d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"418226d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph article-editor-content__has-focus\">Imagine you\u2019re preparing a soup. As you add a pinch of salt, not only does the saltiness kick up a notch, but suddenly, the soup tastes thicker and richer, and the flavours become more robust, making every spoonful more delicious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><strong>But did salt really make the soup more viscous and thicker? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\">Not exactly. From a chemistry perspective, adding salt to a liquid like soup doesn&#8217;t actually increase its viscosity or thickness in a physical or chemical sense. Instead, the perception of the soup as \u2018thicker\u2019 and \u2018richer\u2019 after adding salt is largely a sensory illusion! Here&#8217;s how this happens&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\">It\u2019s believed that salt may activate somatosensory (touch) neural systems in the mouth, enhancing our own sensory experience of the soup&#8217;s texture and richness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\">With a pinch of salt in your cooking, you&#8217;re doing much more than just adding a salty note \u2013 you&#8217;re also potentially reducing bitterness and intensifying sweetness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><strong>Because salt &#8216;tricks&#8217; taste receptors to block bitterness. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\">This trick can actually be used to amplify the perceived sweetness of food. As the bitterness of food is suppressed by salt in our taste buds, sweetness detection becomes more pronounced. In essence, the way salt interacts with our taste buds alters how we detect other tastes in food, such as sensorily blocking bitter compounds and accentuating the perception of sweetness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\">This way, salt can help us enjoy vegetables and make them more palatable. With less interference from bitter flavours, the sweet tastes are perceived as more intense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><em>For example, Brussels sprouts can have a bitter edge, but when roasted with balsamic vinegar and a sprinkling of salt, the salt not only cuts through the bitterness but also boosts the inherent sweetness of the sprouts and the tangy reduction of the vinegar.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d3aba2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1d3aba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80eb3c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80eb3c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practical Tips for Using Less Salt<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c39a41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c39a41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"ember699\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">Start with a small amount \u2014 you can always add more, but it&#8217;s difficult to correct oversalting.<span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><\/p><p id=\"ember700\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">Alternatively, add salt at the end of cooking. 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