Reduce Salt for Better Health and losing Fats

I read something that really made me lay off salt. You see, according to Dr Myron Weinberger, a professor of medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, "Most people think that sodium comes from the salt shaker. The salt shaker contributes less than 10 to 15 per cent".

When we are pressed for time, meal-on-the-go becomes a way of life for many working folks. Processed food and those heat-up-and-ready-to-eat food contain a high level of sodium to promote a longer shelf life and to excite your taste buds.

The sodium in such processed food makes us very thirsty. Instead of drinking a glass of water, we further load ourselves with empty calories by consuming sodas, colas, coffees, teas etc. These drinks and beverages are heavy with sugar. So, indirectly, one of the fastest way to cut back on empty calories is to cut our salt intake.

Unless there is serious health complication, no government authorities will intervene and insist on low salt in processed foods. According to a study based on the 1997 diet data from Great Britain's National Diet and Nutrition Survey, researchers suggested that cutting in half the amount of salt British children consume - a decrease of about half a teaspoon a day - would lead to an average reduction of about 510g of sugar-sweetened soft drinks per week.

Salt leads to thirst, thirst leads to soft drinks and soft drinks lead to fat abs, poor health and a lot of spending on unhealthy food.