If you use salt in moderation, then it is unable to harm humans. However, if you overdo the food, it may lead to negative consequences.
Thus, the German researchers found that residents of Germany is approximately two times higher than the advice of the who's daily intake of salt: no more than five grams a day, which many citizens increased blood pressure.
Scientists from Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn started a new experiment, which was associated with the detection of the influence of sodium chloride on the immune system of the body.
Previous studies have shown that excess salt stimulates the body's immune system. This time, the scientists said that these findings apply only to processes occurring in the skin that is well accumulates salt.
Human blood, our organs and body need a regular concentration of sodium chloride, but its increase has a negative impact on the human immune system.
A diet high in salt impairs development of pielonefrita in mice and reduces the antibacterial activity of the immune system. It turned out that a large amount of salt in the diet is associated with an imbalance of hormones of the kidney: decreasing the release of aldosterone and increased glucocorticoids. Latest weaken the activity of neutrophils, and they are unable to digest phagocytosed bacteria. Similar effects were also shown in the experiments on humans. The article was published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
Keywords: Health | Research | Kidneys | Salt
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