{"id":252629,"date":"2010-01-30T20:41:47","date_gmt":"2010-01-31T01:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=140819"},"modified":"2010-01-30T20:41:47","modified_gmt":"2010-01-31T01:41:47","slug":"world-salt-awareness-week-feb-1-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/252629","title":{"rendered":"World Salt Awareness Week, Feb. 1-7"},"content":{"rendered":"

World Salt Awareness Week<\/a><\/strong> is observed around the world — Australia, Barbados, Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, Estonia, India, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, UK and the US!<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

We’re all very aware of salt, it seems. However, we’re perhaps not aware in the right way for our health.<\/p>\n

\"world-salt-awareness-week-poster\"<\/p>\n

As you can tell from the poster above, salt affects us in many ways, and World Action on Salt & Health (WASH) is working to make sure we’re all aware of how dangerous this common ingredient can be.<\/p>\n

Raised blood pressure from salt intake is responsible for thousands of stroke, heart failure and heart attack deaths each year. High salt intake can also lead to a weakening of the bones and increased risk for fracture.<\/p>\n

Increased salt intake may also put you at risk of obesity. What? If your beverage of choice is sweetened sodas, you’ll likely drink more if you’re getting too much salt. High salt intake may also damage the lining of your stomach, putting you at increased risk of ulcers or stomach cancer. Reducing salt intake has also been shown to reduce the occurrence of kidney stones.<\/p>\n

You can cut down on your salt intake by avoiding or limiting some foods that are often high in salt, including:<\/p>\n