The negative effects of excessive salt consumption on our health have been brought to light many times by the scientific community. in our tables sodium chlorideThis ensures that our diet is high in sodium and low in potassium. According to a new study, the risks of this situation can be eliminated with salt alternatives.

Scientists applied a study in China to the world. New research, published today, shows that the rise in blood pressure in high-sodium and low-potassium diets can be reversed with potassium-heavy alternatives. In the study, a total of 21 international clinical studies Health data of 30,000 people used.

Blood pressure dropped regardless of age, weight, or any other factor:

Instead of sodium chloride, research involving people from Europe, the western Pacific, the Americas, and Southeast Asia shows. consume a potassium-rich alternativeIt helped lower blood pressure. In addition, this decrease was observed at almost the same level regardless of the person’s age, geography, sex, blood pressure history and weight. As blood pressure drops, scientists take heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular disease He found that the risks of health problems such as:

Scientists stated that their research also has some limitations. one of them The reason was that there was very little data on people without high blood pressure. While this means that the results of the findings may not be completely accurate, it was reported that these results overlap with the results obtained in the study conducted in China.

Potassium-heavy salts can be harmful for some people:

While the new research found that potassium-based salts have a lower risk of heart attack than sodium-weighted table salt, it also found that potassium salt is particularly dangerous for some people. In May last year, specialist internal medicine and nephrology Prof. Dr. Gülçin Kantarcı had the following to say about potassium-based salts:

“The table salt we buy from the market is sodium salt. However, most of the salt we buy at the pharmacy is potassium salt. Potassium salts are the type of salt that should definitely not be used by dialysis patients, organ transplant patients and advanced kidney failure because they cause heart disease and results that can go up to sudden cardiac arrest. especially people with high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney failure have to cook their meals without salt.”

However, the scientists behind the study believe the findings will help reduce dietary sodium intake, increase potassium intake and support the acceptance of salt alternatives in clinical practice and public health policy. can’t support yet was also announced.