Ward off diabetes by reducing salt

For those of you who want to prevent this diabetes or diabetes, it is now time to reduce the consumption of salt in food. Reviews of recent studies revealed other than to limit consumption of sugar, this disease with minimal taste salty to prevent or to do salt are added.

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In fact, after a review of the present study, a reduction in salt intake in the daily diet of diabetics key to a serious threat to the health of diabetics is to be averted.

In a review in The Cochrane Library, a study led by Rebecca Suckling less than 13 studies evaluated 254 adults with diabetes type 1 and 2 released.

Through research, with an average duration of one week, reduced salt intake of patients every day. How to determine this, such as changes in salt intake will affect their blood pressure.

The average salt intake of patients with type 1 diabetes are limited 11.9 grams per day. While this type of limited daily from 2 to 7.3 grams.

The results show that the reduction in consumption of 8.5 grams of salt per day, may the blood pressure of patients with 7 / 3 mmHg lower. This applies to patients with type 1 diabetes and type 2.

Note: In fact, the researchers found that lowering blood pressure by salt intake the same benefits as if the patient with drugs.

"We were surprised to find a study that such a simple, practical salt reduction in people with diabetes in patients with high cardiovascular risk might also reduce benefits available for blood pressure," cited, "said Suckling as described by the Times of India.

Sukling added: "In this way, a consistent reduction in blood pressure is reduced in salt intake."

Excessive salt intake is the main cause of high blood pressure and for people who suffer from diabetes. If high blood pressure leads to more serious health problems such as stroke, heart attack and kidney damage.

Suckling acknowledge that this study lasted only a week and the type of salt restriction may not be arranged for more time.

However, be if Suckling reviewed studies in more than two weeks out, when the salt, the amount, affordable and sustainable (4.5 grams per day) is reduced, the patient's blood pressure increased mmHg with 6 / 4.

This review appeared in the latest issue of The Cochrane Library, a publication of the Cochrane Collaboration is an international organization that evaluates research in all areas of healthcare