A new study showed that a diet that contains a lot of salt can contribute to increased levels of stress.
Scientists in mice studies found that a diet rich in salt increases the levels of tension hormone by 75%, according to the newspaper “Metro”.
Experts hope that the results will encourage a public health policy review on salt consumption, with the aim of reducing manufacturers of the amount of salt in processed foods.
It is advised to eat salt for adults less than six grams per day, but most people eat about nine grams regularly.
Scientists have found in mice studies that a diet rich in salt increases the levels of tension hormone by 75 percent.
Experts hope that the results will encourage a public health policy review on salt consumption, with the aim of reducing manufacturers of the amount of salt in processed foods.
It is recommended to eat salt for adults less than six grams per day, but most people eat about nine grams regularly, while the effects on the heart and blood circulation are well installed, and it was not known much about the effect of a diet rich in salt on a person’s behavior.
To study this, experts from the University of Edinburgh used the mice, who usually follow a low -salt diet, and give them high -salt food to reflect the usual income of humans.
They found that stress hormone levels during rest not only increased, but the response of hormonal mice to environmental stress was the weak response of mice that followed a natural diet.
Eating salt has increased the activity of genes that produce proteins in the brain that controls how the body responds to tension, as this can contribute to high blood pressure, which increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes and vascular dementia.
Experts say more studies are already underway to understand whether eating large amounts of salt leads to other behavioral changes such as anxiety and aggression.
The study published in cardiovascular research found that eating large amounts of salt increases the response of mice to stress.
“We are what we eat, and understand how high -salt food changes our mental health is an important step to improve luxury,” said Matthew Billy, a professor of kidney physiology at the Edinburgh Our brain with stress..
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