Quick Read – Health Tips to reduce dietary salt intake RECOMMENDED SALT INTAKE The recommended intake of salt per day is 1 teaspoon which is 2.3g sodium/day as per the World Health Organization, especially for those with risk factors like Hypertension. Sodium constitutes 38-39% of common salt, and 1 teaspoon has around 6g of common
DASH- Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension is a well-structured diet which helps control conditions like High BP, and high BMI. High Blood Pressure (BP), is a risk factor for developing Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), which includes conditions like Angina, Heart attack and Stroke, as well as other organ complications. Lifestyle and diet modifications are the corner-stone
BLOOD PRESSURE AND ITS MEASUREMENT Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure that blood flowing in our arteries exerts on the vessel wall. Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood rich in oxygen from our heart to different parts of the body. This pressure is maximum (systolic BP) when the heart contracts on the heartbeat and