Diet without salt - that's what you need

Recently, among those who want to lose weight, often began to use a diet without salt. Reviews of experts this way of controlling weight gets mixed. Dietitians are sure: it is inadmissible to completely exclude salt from the diet. The sodium contained in it is necessary for man. It removes from the body undigested excess of calcium, maintains a balance of substances. In addition, a diet without salt gives only temporary weight loss, due to fluid loss. Consequently, a return to the normal diet entails a rapid weight gain, often even greater.

Studies have shown that people who completely exclude salt from the diet are not at all distinguished by excellent health. Moreover, among them, cardiovascular diseases are much more frequent due to a lack of sodium.

Where did the positive feedback come from? And why do the same doctors say that a diet without salt is useful to hypertensives and those who are prone to puffiness? The fact is that salt, like sugar, is often present in products in a "hidden" form. It is very much in sausage, sausages, bakery products, canned food and many other ready-to-eat industrial products. As a result, modern people exceed the daily intake of salt by 2-3 times, significantly violating their own metabolism.

How to be? Truth is, as always, in the golden middle. A diet without salt and sugar suggests not a complete rejection of these products, but only their reasonable limitation. For this purpose it is recommended, for example, to salt food not in the process of preparation, but already in the finished form. It should be remembered that a diet without salt provides a daily intake of about a teaspoon (5-6 gr.).

To the food does not seem tasteless and fresh, add to it natural seasonings, onions, garlic. Refuse fatty, fried, hot and smoked, concentrated meat and fish broths, pork and beef, sausage, dried, dried or marinated fish. Maximum limit the use of marinades and pickles, sauces and confectionery, which also adds a lot of salt. Include in your menu vegetable broths, salt-free wheat and rye bread, varieties of fish and meat. In addition, a diet without salt recommends fruits, berries, skim milk, sour-milk products, raw and boiled vegetables. It's great if you have cottage cheese, eggs, yogurt, dried fruit, jelly on your table.

Approximate one-day menu of a salt-free diet

Breakfast: low-fat cottage cheese, bread (without salt) and tea (can be milked).

The second breakfast: one baked apple

Lunch: salad from tomatoes, potato soup with mushrooms and charlotte with apples.

Snack: bread (salt-free) with jam and broth from rose hips.

Dinner: deciduous salad dressed with low-fat yogurt, boiled potatoes and cottage cheese with fruit.

Remember that you can not completely give up salt. But the diet with its moderate consumption can be observed for a long time. A sensible approach to your menu will help you not only lose weight, but also significantly improve your health.