A few days ago, the Consumer Foundation randomly selected 20 types of microwave lunch boxes from four domestic supermarket chains, and found that there were 15 types with sodium content far exceeding 800 mg. There is even a "roasted chicken leg rice" with a sodium content as high as 3,080 mg, which far exceeds the standard that the national health department recommends that the daily sodium intake should be controlled below 2,400 mg. This result has aroused heated discussion among many people. What harm does excessive sodium intake have to health? How to eat to avoid excessive sodium intake and get rid of edema and kidney damage? And listen to what the professional nutritionist says!

The food is a little too salty. Don't be nervous. The "sodium and potassium pump" works normally to help metabolism.

Nutritionist Zhao said that in fact, in the absence of "three highs" and chronic kidney disease, under the condition of normal metabolic function and balanced diet, the human body can metabolize excess sodium ions in the blood through sweating and excretion through the "sodium and potassium pump" system in the human body.

However, if you don't drink enough water, eat too little fruits and vegetables, have insufficient potassium ion intake, and have high blood concentration, naturally you can't make the sodium and potassium pump work. Conversely, a large number of sodium ions flood into the blood, which increases the burden on the cardiovascular system and kidneys, and affects the metabolism of protein and carbohydrates. And make a lot of water stay in the body, make annoying edema, metabolic obesity and other problems come to the door, make people become puffs of systemic edema, and seriously affect human health.

Attention of foreigners ~ Don't avoid eating three meals. If you don't eat right, be careful of obesity and edema.

Nutritionist Zhao shared that she treated 1 OLs, 32 years old, with a height of 165 cm and a weight of 75 kg, in the outpatient clinic a few days ago, but she couldn't lose weight after exercise, so she came to see a doctor. In order to understand the reasons for her obesity, I asked her about her usual eating habits. Unexpectedly, this OL replied: "I usually eat very simply, and I have iron noodles and milk tea for breakfast;" Order a sparerib lunch with colleagues; Dinner is braised beef noodles with kelp and dried beans, not very luxurious! 」