6 behaviors that say you're too "addicted to salty"
Normally, our bodies only need 1 teaspoon of sodium per day, or about 2,400 milligrams. But at the same time Instead, people eat as much as 3 times as much salty, which if they have not stopped eating such salty behavior. It would lead to health problems later, such as kidney disease , high blood pressure , heart disease, paralysis, paralysis in addition to the penalty for eating very salty Can also cause severe asthma attacks It is also a common cause of migraine headaches. And the risk of developing osteoporosis, including stomach cancer , is even more.
Let's see what 6 habits of Thai people that make them addicted to eating salty foods.
Cook the food without tasting it first.
Most food is added to seasoning sauces. Or almost all seasoned powder But Thais often call for more seasoning to add more flavor. Whether it is fish sauce, sugar and vinegar. Sometimes, after tasting it, then scoop down the seasoning as usual.
Love eating processed food very much
This issue comes from the hustle and bustle of a way of life. So you don't have time to focus on buying healthy or healthy food, but choosing fast and easy foods to save time. Especially processed foods such as sausages, yolk, and meatballs are various, which these processed foods contain sodium from the preservation process. And there is another hidden sodium From the addition of various additives In order to give the color, smell, taste and touch that is pleasing to consumers So we got the sodium times twice more.
Dipped in dipping sauce
It is another story that is almost unaware of Is to pour a lot of sauce Or a lot of dipping sauce Although some foods already contain sodium. When dipping more dipping sauce, it gets even more sodium. The sauce is considered one of the main factors that make Thais get high sodium.
Sip the soup almost the end of the bowl.
Foods such as noodles, suki noodles, various soups. Both with coconut milk and without coconut milk such as Tom Yum Tom Klong is another type of food that Thai people like to eat. And the rich and delicious broth will make your palate palatable In addition to the noodles, the bowl is almost completely drained because it is delicious. Which almost all types of broths have added sauces Or various seasoning powders, which are considered very high in sodium
Addicted to the salad and the water from the papaya salad.
Spicy papaya salad is a favorite dish of many Thais, especially sour, sweet, salty, spicy, and enjoy eating both meat and water until the end of the dish. In the end, all the sodium in the body Which these papaya salad sauce Added high sodium flavoring powder. These seasoned fare are not usually salty. Therefore need to be added to a lot To get the desired taste While Somtum or some yum There were already high-sodium fermented fish added as well. The more you get too much sodium
Like adding water to seasoning to add more salty food Or salted first
Fish sauce, fermented fish, chili curry and shrimp paste, four Chaturathep Thai people like to eat as well. Which of the four natural cooking methods of these foods contain sodium already. And if there is an additional seasoning Will get more sodium from the flavoring agent
Guidelines for changing behavior of addiction to salty food
- Taste the food every time Before adding anything to it To reduce the exposure to salt to exceed the amount that the body needs.
- Turned to cooking for himself one meal a day Focus on buying fresh food to cook some food by yourself. Will help reduce the intake of sodium to It is important to control the taste of food as well.
- Reduce the use of sauce down or dipped a little. It will reduce the intake of sodium significantly.
- Reduce the sip of broth, focus on eating only noodles and side dishes. It can help reduce the amount of sodium that you get each day down.
- Tell the vendors to reduce the addition of MSG. Reduce the salty or cook your food a little more salty. Can help reduce sodium
- Reduce the frequency of eating foods that are salty, such as fermented fish, shrimp paste, or if you have to eat Then reduce other parts of the seasoning down This is another way to reduce sodium intake as well.
