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Zout op zich is niet het probleem, te veel zout is dat wel. En in veel voedingswaren zit behoorlijk wat zout. Zaak is om dat zoutverbruik niet te hoog te laten worden.

Waarom dan? Te = wanneer je bloeddruk te hoog wordt imo. Wat zijn volgens jou/jullie andere redenen? Ik ontken niet dat teveel zout niet slecht is, maar wil graag wat achtergrondinfo.

[Lukas]

Waarom dan? Te = wanneer je bloeddruk te hoog wordt imo. Wat zijn volgens jou/jullie andere redenen? Ik ontken niet dat teveel zout niet slecht is, maar wil graag wat achtergrondinfo.

Sodium is one of the primary electrolytes in the body. All four cationic electrolytes (sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium) are available in unrefined salt, as are other vital minerals needed for optimal bodily function. Too much or too little salt in the diet can lead to muscle cramps, dizziness, or electrolyte disturbance, which can cause neurological problems, or death.[32] Drinking too much water, with insufficient salt intake, puts a person at risk of water intoxication (hyponatremia). Salt is sometimes used as a health aid, such as in treatment of dysautonomia.[33]
Excess salt consumption is linked with a number of conditions including[34]:

• Stroke and cardiovascular disease.[35]
• Hypertension (high blood pressure): "Since 1994, the evidence of an association between dietary salt intakes and blood pressure has increased. The data have been consistent in various study populations and across the age range in adults."[36] A large scale study from 2007 has shown that people with high-normal blood pressure who significantly reduced the amount of salt in their diet decreased their chances of developing cardiovascular disease by 25% over the following 10 to 15 years. Their risk of dying from cardiovascular disease decreased by 20%.[37]
• Left ventricular hypertrophy (cardiac enlargement): "Evidence suggests that high salt intake causes left ventricular hypertrophy, a strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease, independently of blood pressure effects."[36] "...there is accumulating evidence that high salt intake predicts left ventricular hypertrophy."[38] Excessive salt (sodium) intake, combined with an inadequate intake of water, can cause hypernatremia. It can exacerbate renal disease.[32]
• Edema (BE: oedema): A decrease in salt intake has been suggested to treat edema (fluid retention).[32][39]
• Duodenal ulcers and gastric ulcers[40]
• Heartburn.[41]
• Osteoporosis: One report shows that a high salt diet does reduce bone density in women.[42] Yet "While high salt intakes have been associated with detrimental effects on bone health, there are insufficient data to draw firm conclusions."[36]
• Gastric cancer (stomach cancer) is associated with high levels of sodium, "but the evidence does not generally relate to foods typically consumed in the UK."[43] However, in Japan, salt consumption is higher.[44]
• Death: Ingestion of large amounts of salt in a short time (about 1 g per kg of body weight)[45] can be fatal. Deaths have also resulted from attempted use of salt solutions as emetics, forced salt intake, and accidental confusion of salt with sugar in child food.[46]

The Cochrane Collaboration found that "a modest and long term reduction in population salt intake [...] would result in a lower population blood pressure, and a reduction in strokes, heart attacks and heart failure. Furthermore, our study is consistent with the fact that the lower the salt intake, the lower the blood pressure."[47] However, salt consumption is not linked to asthma.[48]
The risk for disease due to insufficient or excessive salt intake varies because of biochemical individuality. Some have asserted that while the risks of consuming too much salt are real, the risks have been exaggerated for most people, or that the studies done on the consumption of salt can be interpreted in many different ways.[49][50]
Some isolated cultures, such as the Yanomami in South America, have been found to consume little salt, possibly an adaptation originated in the predominantly vegetarian diet of human primate ancestors.[51] However, the low salt diets of the Yanomamo Indians does not result in their low blood pressure, this has been attributed to their lack of a D/D genotype.[52][53]

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