It turned out that the use of salt and stroke are interrelated.
Regardless of blood pressure, people need to eat about 6 grams of salt every day.
Scientists at the University of MacMaster together with experts from the Hamilton Health Sciences has found that insufficient salt intake can cause a stroke or heart attack.
To such conclusion scientists came after research of more than one hundred and thirty men of the forty-nine countries. The experts took into account the overall health of participants, particularly blood pressure, and the amount of salt consumed.
As shown by the results, regardless of blood pressure, people should eat about six grams of salt daily. Thus, it will be possible to minimize the likelihood of stroke and heart attack. How to comment on the discovery, Professor Martin O’donnell, low salt intake is not able to exert a positive effect on people with hypertension, and improves the health of people with normal blood pressure.
Moreover, this study confirms the theory of scientists of the University of Copenhagen, who argue that the deficit of salt in the body can cause increase levels of bad cholesterol. Danish scientists are confident that for the maintenance of health must include in daily diet some salt
