Not exact matches
Excess sodium is particularly troublesome, and the average American consumes too much sodium
in a
normal diet without the addition of
salt water.
An analysis of the health outcomes over twenty years from those
in the massive U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I) documented a 20 percent greater incidence of heart attacks among those on low -
salt diets compared to
normal -
salt diets.
A high -
salt diet may be a factor
in high blood pressure, but recent research is actually showing a low -
salt / no -
salt diet to be more of a factor
in cardiovascular disease than a
normal to high -
salt one.
When the disease is managed, transitioning to a healthy
diet that has
normal protein levels for age, low
in salt, high
in omega 3 fatty acids, with increased potassium, carnitine, coenzyme q10, and high
in antioxidants are all helpful.