Browse: Home / Insulin / Could your salt intake be making you fat ?

Menu

Skip to content
  • About
  • Better Body Chemistry School
  • Book a health conversation
  • Speaking query
  • The “Big” Spoons
  • Donate
Header image

BBC

Small things can make a big difference to your health

advertisement

Menu

Skip to content
  • Home
  • START HERE
  • Free Resources
    • 31 days to Better Body Chemistry
    • Willpower Report
    • Better Body Chemistry for Expecting Moms
    • The ups and downs of insulin resistance
    • Candy Floss Boards
  • Meet the Team
  • Library
  • Lucky dip
  • Better Body Chemistry TV
    • Video gallery for Expecting Moms
    • Video gallery for people with metabolic syndrome
    • Video gallery of how to survive flu season
  • Sound bites
  • Contact

Could your salt intake be making you fat ?

Posted by Dr Sandy on in Insulin, Obesity | 255 Views | Leave a response

Most of the time the anti-salt movement is worried about how salt consumption leads to an increase in blood pressure which ultimately puts you at risk of cardiovascular disease.

Big man with a big thirst

But mother nature is pretty good at keeping things in balance, so for most people the link between salt intake and cardiovascular disease is not direct.   

The more salt you eat, the more water you pee out

Your body needs to keep the water levels up, so following a salty meal, you invariable feel thirsty.

So what does this have to do with putting on weight ?

The thirst puts on the pounds

Today  we typically quench our thirst with beverages other than water.  

The drinks we consume tend to be full of sugar which flips the energy equation.

NOTE :  It’s not just fizzy cold drinks  – fruit juices are packed with sugar and those fancy coffees are not much better.

More energy in, than energy out is the formula for weight gain and over a period of time is likely to create  hefa lumps.

Some salty  statistics

The obesity epidemic, which kick-started around the 1980s in America (a little bit later here in South Africa, although we’re currently catching up FAST),  corresponded with a marked increase in salt consumption.

The energy intake from sweetened beverages also increased over the same period.

It isn’t just a hypothetical argument – crunching the salt numbers really does add up to obesity.

Fat interferes with salt regulation

Unfortunately,  the spare tyre that develops around your middle when you put on weight is not just a decoration, it is metabolically active.   

Fat produces chemicals which lead to inflammation.  These inflammatory mediators  interfere with the function of the salt regulatory system.  If the salt regulatory system is not functioning correctly,  you are at risk of developing salt sensitive hypertension i.e. when you eat salt, the normal regulatory mechanisms don’t kick in and your blood pressure goes up, permanently.

NB.  High blood pressure brings lots of health problems because there is too much pressure.  Long term pressure will  eventually lead to a “break” of some kind of another. 

 Pressure causing a split

PS.  High levels of insulin also  increases  the odds that you will be salt sensitive.  Remember you do not have to be “fat” to have high levels of insulin. 

Salty snacks may be acceptable as long as you tame the salt thirst with good old fashioned water but don’t drink too much and be cautious if you have a spare tyre already…..

Know someone who will find this post useful ? Share it on facebook, linkedin, twitter

Further reading

eating with facebook friends
mouth chasing chewing gum
insulin supervising plaque formation in artery
Facebook is the new kitchen table  Add chewing gum to your to-do-list to lose weight Insulin steers the assembly of killer blood clots 

The 7 Big Spoons™…. are master switches that turn health on.

balance eicosanoids rein in insulin dial down stress sleep vitamin D microflora think
Balance Eicosanoids Rein in insulin Dial down stress Sleep ! Increase Vit D Culivate microflora Think champion

Sign up for the E-spoons E-zine to get a monthly compilation of the posts from 7 Big Spoons delivered to your inbox.

Hire Dr Sandy from a Spoonful of Science to be the keynote speaker at your next event.

Did you learn something new or do you have a different perspective ? I’d love to hear from you so post me a comment below…..

Share Button
Posted in Insulin, Obesity | Tagged salt

Sugar gremlins are REAL

Connect with us

facebook you tube pinterest 40 google plus 40 Linkedin

willpower report
 
Got a sugar gremlin ?yellow trick or treat your sugar gremlin
Read more.....
* indicates required
Close
  • Popular
  • Featured
  • Recent
  • oatmeal breakfast being beaten by egg

    Which is a better breakfast, egg or oatmeal ?

    16589 views / Posted
  • chewing gum relieving postoperative ileus

    A stick of chewing gum gets the gut going after surgery

    16031 views / Posted
  • poop getting stuck

    The fix for constipation is to go on a low fibre diet

    15427 views / Posted
  • carbonated water bubbles fill you up

    Fizzing up the water flattens your appetite

    14089 views / Posted
  • a see food diet

    It might be time to try the TRF see food diet – it works

    11447 views / Posted
  • sun extracting cholesterol

    Make sure you have your “annual” check-up in the summer time

    / Dr Sandy
  • sending your kid to bootcamp won't stop childhood obesity

    Moving more won’t stop your kid from getting fat

    / Dr Sandy
  • cholesterol at the scene of the accident

    Bone cells are stiffening up your arteries not cholesterol

    / Dr Sandy
  • brain size the problem in ADHD

    Are kids with ADHD just acting according to their brain age

    / Dr Sandy
  • plastering the blood vessel with calcium

    Calcium supplements are building bones and breaking hearts

    / Dr Sandy
  • vitamin D conservation plan

    Deploy a vitamin D conservation plan this winter

    / Dr Sandy
  • killer cookies

    How to avoid wearing edible Christmas gifts on your hips

    / Dr Sandy
  • eye putttin gpressure on the stomach

    Maybe it’s time to invest in appetite suppressing glasses

    / Dr Sandy
  • pgc1alpha

    Mitochondria in insulin resistance

    / Dr Sandy
  • a low fat diet spiking blood fat levels

    The more saturated fat you eat, the lower your blood fat levels

    / Dr Sandy

RSS Recent posts

Dr Sandy Dr Sandy Evans, PhD

Located in Johannesburg, South Africa

Book an appointment with Spoonful of Science using SetMore
Disclaimer : The stories and articles are provided as a service. Dr Sandy's opinions are for information only, and are not intended to diagnose or prescribe. For your specific diagnosis and treatment, consult your doctor or health care provider.
 
 

Connect with Dr Sandy

facebook 40
you tube 40
pinterest 40
google plus 40
linkedin 40
meetup 40
 

Categories

Featured posts

  • oatmeal breakfast being beaten by egg

    Which is a better breakfast, egg or oatmeal ?

    16589 views / Posted
  • chewing gum relieving postoperative ileus

    A stick of chewing gum gets the gut going after surgery

    16031 views / Posted
  • poop getting stuck

    The fix for constipation is to go on a low fibre diet

    15427 views / Posted
 

©2011-2019 Spoonful of Science

Menu

  • Meet Dr Sandy
  • Disclosure/disclaimer
  • Privacy policy
  • Comment policy
  • Contact
Redirect Stakk
Thank You

Beat your SUGAR CRAVINGS, using biology, NOT psychology

Download our FREE REPORT entitled, "How to get the Willpower you Need to Trump Sugar's Power"

  • Do you have a sugar gremlin ?
  • Discover the biology behind sugar gremlins
  • Learn about the 10 weapons you can use to TAME YOUR SUGAR GREMLIN

Get instant access