Gastroenterologist Christopher Damman, University of Washington School of Medicine said Talk that excessive consumption of salty foods changes the composition of the gut microbiome, potentially increasing the risk of hypertension, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
The expert said people have been using salt for a very long time to process, preserve and improve the quality of food products. Part of the value of salt is that it acts as a food preservative, preventing the growth of undesirable microbes in food and allowing desirable ones to grow. It is this ability of salt that enables the production of fermented foods such as sauerkraut and cheese.
Worldwide salt consumption has increased significantly over the last few decades. According to Damman and many other doctors, excessive consumption of salty foods can raise blood pressure and increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
The gastroenterologist also noted that salty foods can reduce the amount of beneficial gut microbes and the important metabolites they produce during the processing of fiber. The deficiency of these metabolites leads to the initiation of an inflammatory process in the body and reduces the elasticity of blood vessels, which interferes with the normal functioning of the cardiovascular system.
High fecal sodium levels due to changes in the gut microbiome are also significantly associated with metabolic disorders such as diabetes, fatty liver and obesity, the doctor said.
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