Salt / Sodium the hooded claw for Heart Failure Patients
Nov 06
Salt / Sodium the hooded claw for Heart Failure Patients
Hi my name is Chloe I am going to talk to you about the “hooded claw” of the food world for Heart Failure Patients. Over the next week or so you will find information that is crucial to managing salt intake for Heart Failure patients.
Reducing salt intake for Heart Failure Patients
After a diagnosis of heart failure, “reduce salt intake” is one of the first pieces of advice doctors offer. Sodium / Salt contributes to fluid retention, and too much sodium/ salt is one of the most common triggers for an onset of symptoms as it promotes fluid retention. For this reason, doctors recommend that those with heart failure limit salt intake to 1,500 to 2,000 milligrams of sodium per day.
But how do you do that I here you asking yourself? Start by following recommendations for managing diet for heart failure. Putting away the salt shaker helps, as does learning to cook with other flavors, such as garlic, citrus, and herbs. You only add salt to your food because that is what you have always done. However, many people find it’s much harder than they expected to reduce sodium / salt intake, and the culprit is often hidden salt. Over the next week or so I will be listing with the help of The Fantastic Five, Pumping Marvellous Heart Heroes, some of the common unseen traps for unaware Heart Failure sufferers, just ready to pounce off the supermarket shelves and into to your trolley or basket.
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Heart Failure and Salt Intake
Mar 17
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Heart Failure and Salt Intake
We are always harping on about too much salt and that as a Heart Failure Patient you need to cut down to 2g per day which is approximately 1/3rd of a teaspoon. I know this is low but we have cooked without salt for years now and you don’t need to add it. However you need to be aware that salt is naturally occurring as well and their are foods that are naturally high in salt. We have compiled this list for you so that you can bear in mind what you are eating and the potential salt content.
High salt foods
These foods are almost always high in salt. To cut down on salt, eat them less often or have smaller amounts:
- anchovies
- bacon
- cheese
- gravy granules
- ham
- olives
- pickles
- prawns
- salami
- salted and dry roasted nuts
- salt fish
- smoked meat and fish
- soy sauce
- stock cubes
- yeast extract
Foods that can be high in salt
In these foods, the salt content can vary widely between different brands or varieties. That means you can cut down on salt by comparing brands, and choosing the one that is lower in salt. Food labels can help you do this.
These foods include:
- bread products such as crumpets, bagels and ciabatta
- pasta sauces
- crisps
- pizza
- ready meals
- soup
- sandwiches
- sausages
- tomato ketchup, mayonnaise and other sauces
- breakfast cereals
We hope this helps and if you have any questions then please do not hesitate in contacting us.
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