Developing a sodium deficiency is the least common side effect. Americans and Europeans eat 600% to 1,000% more per day than they need to. In India, the average intake is 10,980 mg per day of salt. Unless one has a disease which predisposes them, it’s highly unlikely you will develop a sodium deficiency from using low sodium salt. Not even with long term use. ( 7) Verdict: Is it dangerous or healthy? Side effects of low sodium salt come from the potassium chloride content. Too much can cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure and affect the cardiac muscle, leading to an irregular heartbeat. Damage to kidneys can result with long term use, as the they must work harder to remove excess potassium from the blood. Diabetics are at increased risk of kidney damage from using low sodium replacements. No, other types of salt still effect your blood pressure in the same way table salt does. They include: World Health Organization (2012). Guideline. Sodium intake for adults and children. Geneva, Switzerland. ISBN 978-92-4-150483-6. OCLC 849715509. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) Jarosz, Mirosław; Rychlik, Ewa; Stoś, Katarzyna; Wierzejska, Regina; Wojtasik, Anna; Charzewska, Jadwiga; Mojska, Hanna; Szponar, Lucjan; Sajór, Iwona (2017). Normy żywienia dla populacji Polski (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Żywności i Żywienia. ISBN 978-83-86060-89-4. OCLC 1022820929.

Even if the food we eat doesn’t taste salty, it might still be high in salt. But there are many foods that are naturally low in salt and sodium. You can reduce the number of salty foods you eat by swapping to less salty options. Trying new recipes and seasonings can also help you make your meals exciting and satisfying. Therefore, the benefit low sodium salts offer for the lowering of blood pressure will be more minimal – probably only a drop of a few points for systolic (at best) and an even smaller improvement for diastolic. Since clinical trials have not been done to measure their efficacy, no one can say for sure. What are the side effects? Lifton, R. P. (1995-09-12). "Genetic determinants of human hypertension". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 92 (19): 8545–8551. Bibcode: 1995PNAS...92.8545L. doi: 10.1073/pnas.92.19.8545. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 41004. PMID 7567973. If you insist on adding salt to your food, then low sodium salt is a healthier alternative to the regular. The potassium from it will not be a danger if you are a healthy individual without diabetes or kidney disease. Because potassium deficiency is common, it can serve as a safe replacement for sodium, a mineral which is overconsumed worldwide.

My food label says ‘per 100g’. How do I know how much salt I’m eating?

Whitmore, Frank C. (2012). Organic Chemistry, Volume One: Part I: Aliphatic Compounds (2nded.). Mineola, New York: Dover Publications. p.397. ISBN 978-0-486-31115-9. While that may sound scary, the lethal dosage for it is actually similar to regular table salt. ( 5) Slow-K is a prescription medication and the amount of potassium chloride in Lo Salt and similar products will be significantly lower. Caggiula, AW; RR Wing; MP Nowalk; NC Milas; S Lee; H Langford (1985). "The measurement of sodium and potassium intake". American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 42 (3): 391–398. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/42.3.391. PMID 4036845 . Retrieved 2008-11-17. A 2022 Cochrane review of 26 trials involving salt substitutes found their use probably slightly reduces blood pressure, non-fatal stroke, non-fatal acute coronary syndrome and heart disease death in adults compared to use of regular table salt. [7] A separate systematic review and meta-analysis published in the same year of 21 trials involving salt substitutes found protective effects of salt substitute on total mortality, cardiovascular mortality and cardiovascular events. [8] Examples [ edit ] Potassium [ edit ]

Because they still contain 30-50% salt, low sodium salt tastes similar to regular Morton table. What’s different is a slight bitter metallic flavor that comes from the added potassium chloride. Some brands do better than others at masking it. Huynh, Hue Linh; Danhi, Robert; Yan, See Wan (27 November 2015). "Using Fish Sauce as a Substitute for Sodium Chloride in Culinary Sauces and Effects on Sensory Properties". Journal of Food Science. 81 (1): S150–S155. doi: 10.1111/1750-3841.13171. PMID 26613570. LoSalt is the number one selling reduced sodium substitute in the United Kingdom. You can buy it at any Tesco or Sainsbury’s. In the US and Canada, places like Whole Foods often have it. A ¼ teaspoon of regular salt contains 520 mg of sodium. LoSalt contains 170 mg of sodium, as the rest has been replaced with 450 mg of potassium. True, it is an essential mineral for humans that serves as an electrolyte. However, the same holds true for other life forms… like the plants and animals you eat. Salt substitutes can also be further enriched with the essential nutrients. A salt substitute can, analogously to the problem of iodine deficiency, help to eliminate the "hidden hunger" i.e. insufficient supply of necessary micronutrients such as iron. [27] [28] Such substances are promoted by UNICEF as a "super-salt". [29] See also [ edit ]

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Himalania reduced sodium fine pink is similar to LoSalt. The composition is 220 mg of sodium and 210 mg of potassium. The rest is glutamic acid and the amino acid lysine, a hydrolyzed protein that makes the potassium chloride taste less bitter. Both have a trace amount of magnesium carbonate. Low sodium salt can be both good and bad for blood pressure. Randomized clinical trials have reported that potassium chloride can lower systolic blood pressure by 11 points and diastolic by 5 points after consumption. However, it can have side effects.

There are lots of things you can do to make sure your food is still exciting and easy to prepare. Try one of these top tips today:Potassium closely resembles the saltiness of sodium. In practice, potassium chloride (also known as potassium salt) is the most commonly used salt substitute. Its toxicity for a healthy person is approximately equal to that of table salt (the LD 50 is about 2.5g/kg, or approximately 190g for a person weighing 75kg). Potassium lactate may also be used to reduce sodium levels in food products and is commonly used in meat and poultry products. [9] The recommended daily allowance of potassium is higher than that for sodium, [10] yet a typical person consumes less potassium than sodium in a given day. [11] Potassium chloride has a bitter aftertaste when used in higher proportions, which consumers may find unpalatable. As a result, some formulations only replace half the sodium chloride with potassium. [12] Due to the cardiac effects it has, potassium chloride is actually one of the drugs used in lethal injections. The Scientific Report of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee says that potassium is an “underconsumed nutrient” and less than 3% of the population fulfills the RDA. ( 8)