I ate a box of convenient hot and sour powder for cannibals at noon today, and found that the sodium content was particularly high, more than 8,000, which completely exceeded the standard. What are the disadvantages? Occasionally eating instant hot and sour powder with a particularly high sodium content will not cause obvious harm to the body, because the human body has a self-regulating mechanism and can metabolize excess sodium. However, long-term consumption of high-sodium foods may cause some health problems, such as hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.

Specifically, excessive intake of sodium will lead to water retention in the body, increase blood volume and blood pressure, and increase the burden on the heart. In addition, the accumulation of sodium in the body will also lead to the swelling of vascular smooth muscle cells, the thickening of vascular wall and the decrease of vascular elasticity, which will lay a hidden danger for the occurrence of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.

In order to keep healthy, you should pay attention to the sodium intake in your diet. We can try our best to reduce the intake of high-sodium foods such as processed foods, fast food and condiments, and increase the intake of fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains. In addition, paying attention to the nutrition label of food and understanding the sodium content in food will help to better control the sodium intake in diet.