Beijing to promote the use of low sodium to prevent and control high blood pressure

 2011 1.9, hairiness, deputy director of Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, introduced the World Health Organization recommends healthy adults daily salt intake should not exceed 6 grams. The health sector survey, Beijing daily average intake of salt was 13.4 grams, more than the standard more than doubled in rural areas is 16.5 grams. Too much salt is high blood pressure led to the important northern one of the reasons.



in accordance with the Beijing Municipal Government salt and gradually establish a scientific awareness, prevention and control of hypertension to raise the overall level of health, the city launched a 2010, the Beijing Municipal Committee, Beijing Municipal Health Bureau jointly launched in Beijing diabetes, coronary heart disease and other chronic diseases.

Beijing residents a high salt intake is hypertension, stroke and coronary heart disease one of the main causes. Reduce population salt intake to prevent and control high blood pressure, reduce coronary heart disease and stroke, an important measure that has been widely awareness.

sodium ions in the salt will enhance the surface tension of blood vessels, likely to cause blood flow to speed up the body, causing blood pressure. Low-sodium salt to iodized salt as raw materials, adding a certain amount of potassium chloride and magnesium sulfate to improve the body sodium (Na +), potassium (K +), magnesium (Mg2 +) equilibrium state, so help to prevent low-sodium high blood pressure, protect the heart and brain blood vessels.

In addition, low sodium in the sodium content than ordinary iodized salt, 35% lower to 40% of children with common salt is almost salty, but a lot less sodium will help prevent high blood pressure, protect the heart cerebral blood vessels, especially for the elderly and patients with high blood pressure, heart disease long-term use.

Beijing Municipal Commission of Commerce undertake activities to promote consumption of low sodium salt. Beijing Municipal Government in 2010 to be directly related to the people to do the important practical aspects of life, called for Beijing Municipal Commission of Commerce small package of salt, will receive the installation presented by the municipal government has 75 grams of low sodium salt and a spoon of salt 2 grams quantitative tons); salt monopoly enterprises to 100% of the market supply of qualified iodized salt.

present, the salt Salt Beijing promotion company has installed 475 grams of low sodium salt products wholesale distribution to the various companies and 28 large supermarket chains to promote sales of low sodium salt as the main channel. Now, in the city some large supermarkets and convenience stores are equipped with low-sodium unified design sales counters, where the public can buy 475 grams of low sodium products installed. Meanwhile, the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau launched a publicity about science of salt to enhance public awareness of low sodium salt.

the use of low sodium no special requirements. Low-sodium and other developed countries and regions in Europe and America have been used for many years in the use of low sodium salt and ordinary salt while the same.

In fact, this is all psychological and lifestyle issues. As long as we use low-sodium, good for the body. We hope that the public health for themselves and their families actively choose low sodium. People with kidney disease are advised not to use low sodium salt. (Jiaoshu Fang Zhang is in particular)