1. Sodium helps control body fluids.
2. It helps muscles contract and relax
3. It helps transmit nerve impulses
4. Doctors recommend eating no more than 2,400 milligrams of sodium per day or the equivalent of one teaspoon of salt. Some nutritionists recommend eating less of it and eating only from 1500 to 2000 mg of salt. Measuring the amount of salt we eat is very difficult but you can try to estimate.
5. It is suspected that too much sodium contributes to the development of osteoporosis.

Excess sodium and high blood pressure

Too much sodium can cause high blood pressure. High blood pressure increases risk of heart disease, kidney problems, stroke and others.

Sodium is processed by the kidneys, where as much sodium the kidneys can not process it and send the excess to the blood. Once the sodium in the blood and this trapped water increases blood volume and heart has to work harder to motivate them.

Foods high in sodium

1. All or embedded canned food such as soups, broths, etc..
2. The broth powder
3. crackers, popcorn, chips and other similar
4. bottled sauces such as ketchup, soy, Worcestershire sauce and so on. and salad dressings.
5. The pickles
6. luncheon meats
7. Fast food
8. Frozen food
9. Cheese

Ingredients high in sodium

1. Homemade Salt
2. The monosodium glutamate (Chinese salt)
3. with sodium nitrates (such as condoms)
4. Baking Soda
5. Baking Powder

Minimizing the consumption of sodium
Like almost everything has sodium is very easy to eat more than necessary. Meals away from home tend to be high in sodium, as well as all processed food. At home we contralateral quantities of salt used and try to use herbs, spices and chiles in food in order to use less salt.

We can also eat foods rich in potassium which helps to control excess sodium. Among these are: mixed greens such as spinach, tomatoes (tomatoes), courgettes, peppers, roots like carrots.