HOW TO MAKE CHINESE BEER: A Home Made Beer E-Book! by M A Janissary

Author:M A Janissary [Janissary, M A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: M A Janissary . Author
Published: 2015-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

WHY DO WE NEED SALT?

Besides adding flavor to our food, salt actually plays important roles in the body. It is the most common source of sodium and chloride ions, which cannot be made by the body itself and so need to be consumed through our food intake.

Sodium plays a significant role in the body. In particular, it regulates volumes of fluid in the body. It also aids the uptake of various other nutrients into cells.

The normal pH, or acid-base level, of the blood is also influenced by the sodium levels in the body.

All in all, these cellular level processes mean that sodium can play a larger role in transmitting nerve signals in the body and aiding muscular contraction. You, perhaps, may have even noticed sodium’s role in the latter, if you have ever experienced cramp after exercising and sweating.

Chloride ions also play important roles within the body. They, like sodium, are involved with influencing fluid movements and pH levels in the body.

In addition, chloride ions are important in digestion; for the stomach contains a naturally produced acidic fluid, which is partly made of hydrochloric acid. This acidic fluid, to which chloride ions contribute, plays an essential role in digestion.

What’s wrong with eating too much salt?

If salt plays such important roles in the body, then why is it bad to have too much of it?

Well because it plays such crucial roles in the body, salt is also very good at having powerful negative effects too. In fact, a diet high in salt has been linked to several conditions.

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