Excess Salt Also Carries A Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes

Maryam Ayres Author: Maryam Ayres Time for reading: ~1 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022
Excess Salt Also Carries A Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes

Increasing risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes - limit sugar, but also salt in your diet

Diabetes in its two forms - type 1 and type 2 - affects about 300 million people worldwide, including more than 500 thousand Bulgarians. More than 95% of diagnosed patients have type 2 diabetes, also known as acquired or senile diabetes. This is because it develops as a result of environmental side effects, and excessive consumption of confectionery is the main predisposing factor.
 
However, a recent study by a scientific team from Stockholm (Sweden) presented interesting data on the unexpectedly strong influence of a number of other factors on the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. One of these factors arousing the most serious interest is the consumption of  table salt (sodium chloride). It turns out that salt can be among the most powerful factors in provoking diabetes.
 
Data on the impact of salt on the risk of developing type 2 diabetes are presented in the annual meeting of the European Diabetes Association (EASD).
 
At the heart of the relationship between diabetes and salt consumption is a key action of sodium chloride in the body. It strongly affects the insulin resistance of cells and can impair their ability to take insulin for the absorption and processing of glucose (blood sugar) supplied to them by the blood. In such cases, much of the glucose remains circulating in the blood, not absorbed by the cells. Permanently high blood sugar is found, ie. diabetes develops.
 
 
 
The recommended daily intake of salt, which is considered safe for health, is about 6 grams, ie. approximately 1 teaspoon. This dose provides a healthy daily dose of about 2.4 grams of sodium. A study by Swedish scientists shows that increasing salt intake by just 1 gram per day for several months increases the risk of type 2 diabetes by about 43%.
 
 

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