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Minerals Functions: Sodium and Zinc
Sodium
ROLE Sodium, together with potassium, regulates the fluid balance. Digestive process contributes to maintaining a proper osmotic pressure. Finally, by acting within cells, participates in the conduction of nerve impulses.
Deficiency is rare, but if there appears to dehydration, dizziness and low blood pressure. Sodium losses may be due to diarrhea, vomiting and excessive sweating.
PLEASE NOTE: The use of diuretics to lose weight, sauna and vigorous exercise in hot weather leads to fluid loss is not compensated by the simple ingestion of water, it can actually be harmful, and we need to take fluids enriched with sodium. Read the rest of this entry »
Two Grains Are Healthy Chilean Sugar, Fat and Salt
A study in Chile has shown that cereal manufacturers have made changes to the presentation of their products, but not the content of its grain.
According to the Organisation of Consumers and Users (Odecu) of 50 brands tested, only two grains in the Chilean market are healthy blood sugar levels, fat and salt.
The study found things like that 46% of the contents of a box of Froot Loops Kellogg’s is sugar. On the other hand, the highest amount of salt corresponds to Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, which has 1,100 mg of sodium (salt) per 100 grams of the product. This is equivalent to three grams salt. One gram more than the recommended dose in adults by the World Health Organization (WHO). Read the rest of this entry »