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A new study has emphasised the lower intake of salt for a better health.
It has already be proven that diet rich in sodium can trigger hypertension, which in turn can lead to vascular and cardiac damage, osteoporosis, gastric (stomach) cancer as well as numerous other medical conditions.
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Almost 1 billion adults worldwide have hypertension, and 17-30 percent of these cases can be attributed to excessive sodium consumption.
In developed nations 80% of sodium intake comes from processed foods.
And the researchers led by Dr. Kevin Willis, at Canadian Stroke Network, have called in for a restriction in the intake of sodium to improve the life of people.
"A population-wide reduction in sodium intake could prevent a large proportion of cardiovascular events in both normotensive and hypertensive populations. For example, a population-wide decrease of 2 mm Hg diastolic blood pressure would be estimated to lower the prevalence of hypertension by 17 percent, coronary artery disease by 6 percent and the risk of stroke by 15 percent, with many of the benefits occurring among patients with normal blood pressure," wrote Willis.
The study has been published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
