Can you make up for eating more than the recommended amount of salt by drinking more water?!
I just wonder whether if you can make up for eating a salty meal by taking in more fluid, or if you should just avoid the meal in the first place!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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The human body is designed to regulate salt inside the body!. Drinking water enables this regulation, as it provides your body with a means to removes excess salt!.
The only time that you should try hard to avoid eating excess salt is if you have a preexisting condition (such as hypertension) or kidney problems!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The only time that you should try hard to avoid eating excess salt is if you have a preexisting condition (such as hypertension) or kidney problems!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Salt (sodium chloride) and water "follow" each other chemically; when you add salt to your body, it "wants" to have more water to keep consistent pressure between the inside and outside of your body cells (the "osmotic pressure")!. You'll probably feel naturally inclined to drink water, but it's best to avoid having too much salt at any one time, because your body will be temporarily stressed until it can balance out!. You've perhaps heard of retaining water!? Guess what happens when you salt yourself up!. ;-)
Likewise, if you drink a lot of water, you need to add some salts (chemically speaking) to your body, which we call electrolytes!. If you saw "Idiocracy", you know that electrolytes are what plants crave!. :-) I don't know about that, but humans do crave electrolytes, and if you have too few, your cells become less able to signal each other (electrolytes like sodium are a sort of "chemical communciations currency")!. You'll become tired, get headaches, and probably have trouble thinking!. This is why sports drinks are often recommended over plain water when physically exerting oneself -- it keeps the electrolytic balance more easily!.
Health Canada (and probably your country's governmental health agency) has produced recommendations for salt intake!. Try to avoid "prepared" foods, because they contain more salt than necessary!. I once saw a "heat and serve" prepared lasagna whose servings contained 80% of the daily recommend sodium intake!. 80%! :-O
Bottom line: avoid high-sodium meals in the first place!.
Tip: If you're cooking with salt, it's probably good to use the iodized kind!. It contains a tiny amount of iodine, which, while toxic in large amounts, is essential to your health, and controls your thyroid gland in particular!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Likewise, if you drink a lot of water, you need to add some salts (chemically speaking) to your body, which we call electrolytes!. If you saw "Idiocracy", you know that electrolytes are what plants crave!. :-) I don't know about that, but humans do crave electrolytes, and if you have too few, your cells become less able to signal each other (electrolytes like sodium are a sort of "chemical communciations currency")!. You'll become tired, get headaches, and probably have trouble thinking!. This is why sports drinks are often recommended over plain water when physically exerting oneself -- it keeps the electrolytic balance more easily!.
Health Canada (and probably your country's governmental health agency) has produced recommendations for salt intake!. Try to avoid "prepared" foods, because they contain more salt than necessary!. I once saw a "heat and serve" prepared lasagna whose servings contained 80% of the daily recommend sodium intake!. 80%! :-O
Bottom line: avoid high-sodium meals in the first place!.
Tip: If you're cooking with salt, it's probably good to use the iodized kind!. It contains a tiny amount of iodine, which, while toxic in large amounts, is essential to your health, and controls your thyroid gland in particular!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Yes, drinking plenty of water afterwards will help to eliminate the extra salt!. Just don't eat salty food too often!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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i would just avoid the meal in the first place,as you probably know too much salts bad for youWww@FoodAQ@Com