1, maintaining the osmotic pressure of extracellular fluid, salt plays an important role in maintaining osmotic pressure, affecting the trend of water in human body.
2. Participate in the regulation of acid-base balance in the body.
3. Chloride ions participate in the generation of gastric acid in the body.
4. Salt also plays a role in maintaining the normal excitability of nerves and muscles.
5. It has the effects of clearing away fire and detoxifying, cooling blood and nourishing kidney, and relaxing bowels.
6, salt penetration is strong, can relieve greasy, in addition to smell, and can maintain the original flavor of food, making food easy to digest.
7. Drinking 0.5% salt water in summer can prevent heatstroke.
The disadvantages of eating salt:
1, too much salt can lead to gastric cancer.
2. Eating too much salt will lead to high blood pressure, and high blood pressure will have many complications, such as coronary heart disease, insufficient blood supply to the brain, cerebral thrombosis, cerebral infarction and even stroke.
3, too much salt will cause edema, obviously aware that your body edema is getting worse, you should reduce salt intake or seek medical attention in time.
4. Too much salt can cause a cold. The principle is that due to the penetration of sodium salt, the defense function of epithelial cells is inhibited and the disease resistance is greatly lost. Cold virus can easily invade the human body through cells that have lost their barrier function, so it is easy for people to catch a cold.
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Precautions for eating salt:
1, expired salt can not be eaten.
2. Avoid long-term storage in containers. Iodized salt is easy to volatilize if it is exposed to sunlight and air for a long time. It is best to put it in a colored glass bottle, and cover it tightly and seal it after use.
3, do not cook with vinegar, iodine will be destroyed after combining with acidic substances.
4, buy a small amount, eat before buying, the purpose is to prevent the sublimation of iodine.
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