Post Date December, 02 2023
Let's take a look at a study published in the famous medical journal JASN (ranking first in the Journal of Nephrology): We enrolled three groups of patients and observed the changes in protein and blood pressure in these three groups of patients. (The black column shows the high salt diet group, while the gray column shows the low salt diet group.)
Compare urinary protein first: We can see that no matter which group of the three groups, the black column is higher than the gray column, indicating that patients on a high salt diet, regardless of the treatment method, do not control proteinuria as well as the low salt diet group!
Let's take a look at the blood pressure level again, and the result is the same: Regardless of which treatment method is used for patients on a high salt diet, their blood pressure is not as well controlled as the low salt diet group!
"We all know that poor control of proteinuria and high blood pressure are the two most important risk factors for impaired renal function, and reducing salt in the diet. From these reliable studies, we can clearly see what changes these indicators will have.".
Keep a low salt diet and your blood pressure and proteinuria will be better controlled! In addition to this reason, there is another important reason to maintain low salt content: to enhance the efficacy of pripril and sartan drugs in reducing proteinuria. A high salt diet can cause resistance to these drugs, which is also a very important reason why many doctors feel that these drugs are not effective. We often observe in clinical practice that even a short period of high salt diet increases the chance of protein rebound.
So, how should kidney friends control salt?
It requires 3 grams of salt a day, not more than 6 grams. (About 6g of salt in a beer bottle cap)
Sometimes I ask the patient, has salt control been good recently? Promise to answer, control it, rest assured! As a result, a 24-hour urine sodium excretion check showed that there were hundreds of them. The sodium was more to eat and less to excrete, and the test was not deceiving. It must be greedy, so it's not time to go back and reflect!
If urinary sodium excretion is below 100mmol/l, then salt control is really good!
"However, being used to high salt levels, it's really difficult to reduce salt. In fact, there are tips for limiting salt. I hope these tips can help you better control salt!"!
Salt control tips!
1) Do not eat salted food
The salt content of pickled food is very high, try to eat less or not to eat.
2) Choose fresh ingredients and ingredients
Eat more fresh food, which tastes delicious and won't feel unpleasant even with less salt. In addition, choose fresh ingredients such as onions, ginger, and garlic for seasoning, and add salt when the dish is ready to come out of the pot.
3) Some dishes come with their own salt, which can be fried with little or no salt
Many dishes contain sodium in themselves, such as celery, which we often eat. If you don't put salt in it, it will also taste salty. When dressing celery cold, don't put salt in it.
4) Seasonings also contain salt
1g salt=5g monosodium glutamate=5ml soy sauce=10g chicken essence=a small piece of Fermented bean curd=7g dry soy sauce
Soy sauce, chicken essence, and monosodium glutamate all contain salt. As mentioned earlier, try to choose fresh ingredients for flavoring, and reduce the use of soy sauce and chicken essence.
