The World Health Organization recommends that the daily amount of salt that adults living in healthy and normal conditions should consume is 5 grams.
Anadolu Medical Center Internal Diseases and Nephrology Specialist Assoc. Dr. Enes Murat Atasoy said, “Almost every natural food we eat and drink without adding salt contains salt.
A person baking bread in a bread oven and a person working in front of a computer do not have the same need for water and salt. Consuming less salt is important, but sodium deficiency can also lead to serious health problems. In the routine controls of those with chronic diseases, the sodium and chlorine levels in the blood should also be examined.
Pointing out that consuming less salt is important, but sodium deficiency can cause serious health problems, Anadolu Medical Center Internal Diseases and Nephrology Specialist Assoc. Dr. Enes Murat Atasoy said, “The table salt we know consists of sodium chloride molecule. Sodium deficiency in the blood is frequently seen in hospitalized patients and elderly individuals. In addition to symptoms such as weakness, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, restlessness and headache in patients with hyponatremia, loss of consciousness and even coma may develop as a result of brain edema in advanced stages, “he drew attention to the harms of consuming less salt and consuming too much…
Drinking fluids and eating a healthy diet are important in maintaining kidney health.
Underlining adequate fluid intake and a balanced diet, Assoc. Dr. Enes Murat Atasoy said, “Avoiding excessive salt consumption, getting rid of excess weight, controlling blood pressure and sugar level intermittently, not smoking, doing moderate exercise regularly, avoiding especially long-term and frequent use of painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs are the main factors for keeping kidneys healthy. can be counted as precautionary measures,” he reminded.
Sodium deficiency can lead to different diseases
Assoc. Dr. Enes Murat Atasoy said, “If you drink 5-6 liters of water a day, thinking that it is healthy, hyponatremia may develop because the sodium level does not increase in parallel with the water part of the blood. With a similar mechanism, hyponatremia can be seen in thyroid disorders, heart failure, liver failure and kidney failure. Another reason for hyponatremia is the excessive secretion of anti-diuretic hormone secreted from the pituitary in the brain, the kidney not responding to the effect of this hormone, or hyponatremia may develop due to the production of ADH-like molecules in some types of cancer.
Every food contains sodium
Noting that processed meats, canned foods, pickles, ketchup-mayonnaise, roasted salted nuts can be given as examples of foods with high sodium content, Assoc. Dr. Enes Murat Atasoy said, “There is naturally sodium in every food. Under normal conditions, the kidneys excrete water from the body with urine, and also some salt. Healthy kidneys perform this task in a way that does not disturb the body’s water and salt balance, and the sodium level is kept constant. In case of drinking water in excess of the capacity of the kidneys, the water-salt balance may deteriorate.
Impaired kidney function can lead to kidney failure
Emphasizing that the kidneys are the organs that purify the blood from toxins and ensure that they are excreted from the body with urine, and in case of deterioration of kidney functions, harmful toxins and excess fluid can accumulate in the body and symptoms of kidney failure may occur. Dr. Enes Murat Atasoy said, “These symptoms include high blood pressure, extreme fatigue or lethargy, persistent headaches, swelling in the face and ankles, fluid accumulation in the body or lower back pain, darkening of the urine color, shortness of breath, nausea-vomiting.”
Stating that the diseases seen in the kidneys may vary depending on the type, severity and rate of development of the kidney disease, Assoc. Dr. Enes Murat Atasoyu said, “Darkening of the urine, foaming of the urine, decrease in the amount of urine, side pain, increased blood pressure, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, edema in the body, headache, visual disturbances, heart rhythm disorders, change in consciousness, coma may develop. .
Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency
