Losalt Original Reduced Sodium Salt 350g

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It seems that the ideal sodium intake is a “Goldilocks”-like moderate amount, neither too low, nor too high.

The potassium from it will not be a danger if you are a healthy individual without diabetes or kidney disease. Powles, John; Fahimi, Saman; Micha, Renata; Khatibzadeh, Shahab; Shi, Peilin; Ezzati, Majid; Engell, Rebecca E. They can help you reduce your sodium intake, but they won’t help you kick the habit of eating salty or ready-made foods. Even when you eat them without added salt, you’re already getting more than enough sodium just from what they naturally contain.Those are the results of hypertension men and women who received 96 mmol/d (12 Slow-K tablets) daily for one week. Scotland’s first ‘New Town’ – East Kilbride – is decided on as the location for the manufacturing plant.

LoSalt, a salt substitute manufacturer, has issued an advisory statement [13] that people taking the following prescription drugs should not use a salt substitute: amiloride, triamterene, Dytac, captopril and other angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, spironolactone, and eplerenone. It’s true that some types of salt are less bad than others, yet they all still contain roughly the same amount of sodium… and that is the part that’s bad for you.Within a couple months, we were over the addiction and “normal” foods became salty tasting on their own. Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017". In a clinical study of 224 people with high blood pressure, the C-reactive protein (CRP) level – which is a time tested way to measure inflammation – was found to be “significantly higher” in the group consuming the most salt in their diet, relative to the low and medium salt-intake groups. In 2021, a large randomised controlled trial of 20,995 older people in China found that use of a potassium salt substitute in home cooking over a five-year period reduced the risk of stroke by 14%, major cardiovascular events by 13% and all-cause mortality by 12% compared to use of regular table salt. Other less serious reactions from reduced sodium salt substitutes include upset stomach, diarrhea, and tingling in the fingers, hands, and/or feet.

Even further back in the early 20th century, lithium chloride was used as a salt substitute for those with hypertension. Some food labels have a traffic light system to help you see if the food has a low, medium or high amount of salt in it. The recommended daily intake of salt (or sodium) includes the amount already added it ready-made and processed foods, as well as the salt you add when you cook and eat. Potassium lactate may also be used to reduce sodium levels in food products and is commonly used in meat and poultry products.Reducing how much salt you eat can make you feel less thirsty, less dehydrated and have less headaches.

Various diseases and medications may decrease the body's excretion of potassium, thereby increasing the risk of potentially fatal hyperkalemia. If we can reduce our sodium intake, we will be taking a simple, small and yet very important step towards controlling our blood pressure. The more information we have about the risks we might be taking with our health and how to minimise them, the better equipped we are to make the right choices for our wellbeing. It’s been proposed that our ancient ancestors consumed the equivalent of less than 1,000 mg of salt per day.

The trace minerals in your white, grey, black, green, or pink sea salt may be healthy, but they don’t change the effect that excess sodium will have on your body. Having developed an idea to produce a reduced sodium salt alternative, they re-located from London to custom-made premises in East Kilbride and in 1984 they launched LoSalt in the UK. When you see sodium on food labels, it’s just another way of talking about the amount of salt in the food. Not only is it the highest antioxidant spice, but it also has an uncanny flavor reminiscent of lemon salt.