The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended in its most recent report no more than the rate of eating adults of salt for five grams a day, which is equivalent to two thousand milligrams of sodium. The organization also recommended not less than the rate of eating adults of potassium for 3510 daily .
The Organization global headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland-based, that if more human sodium intake with the reduction of potassium can expose himself to the risk of developing high blood pressure, and then the high risk of heart disease and strokes, which account for more factors leading to death and disability .
She added that there certain types of foods contain large amounts of sodium, especially processed foods industrially prepared meals, pointing out that one hundred grams of bread contains approximately 250 mg of sodium, while containing the same amount of popcorn on about 1500 mg, and the same amount of soy sauce to nearly seven thousand milligrams.
The Organization confirmed that industrially processed foods also contain sodium but in much smaller quantities, for example, contains one hundred grams of milk or eggs at about 50 or 80 mg of sodium.
As for potassium, the organization pointed out that there are large quantities in the beans in particular, containing one hundred grams of peas or beans to approximately 1300 mg of it, while containing the same amount of nuts to 600 mg.
The organization pointed out that the potassium also there in large quantities in vegetables, which contain one hundred grams of spinach or cabbage to about 550 mg of potassium, warning that this content usually fall once these foods exposure to industrial processing.
