Nutrition
Shaking Your Salt Habit
Sunday, 08 November 2009 13:04 Last Updated on Monday, 09 November 2009 18:28
Our taste for salt is not simply something we are born with – the same goes for our craving for sugar, tobacco and alcohol – it’s a learned habit that’s well worth retraining. While a sprinkling of salt is essential to our health, most of us consume far more than we need. Too much salt increases fluid retention and swelling causing high blood pressure and related problems such as heart disease, stroke and kidney problems.
