Watch Out for Hidden Salt in Foods
A good way to gain weight in a hurry is to eat a bowl of highly salted air-popped popcorn and some diet soda. How can that be?
The unbuttered popcorn contains few calories and plenty of fiber, while the diet cola contains zero calories. It’s the salt!
The salt from the popcorn enters your blood and draws water toward it, making you gain water weight. Scientists found that a high salt diet increases blood pressure the same way.
High salt intake increases blood volume, which drives up blood pressure and makes the hearth work too hard. The average American consumes 4,000 milligrams of sodium a day but should be taking in only 2,400 mg. Most of it comes hidden in the foods we eat. Food makers put an abundance of salt in their food to make it taste good and provide a sense of fullness, so you will buy more. Get in the habit of looking at food labels and avoid foods with a lot of added salt.
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