Also Got Salt Dependence Effect

Rarely do people who like food that is not laced with salt as rasannya definitely bland. Admittedly difficult to make dietary salt. One reason is because the salt has the effect of opium as well as cigarettes and drugs.

Scientists from Australia and the United States found when the body is craving salt would trigger the brain activity of genes and brain cells are the same as in addicted to cigarettes and drugs.

The study was conducted on mice in the laboratory. The rats were partly given and partly low-salt diet were given saline. Then the rat brain activity was compared. The researchers also examined the brain activity of rats fasting salt for 3 days and then given a drink containing salt.

When the rats want salt, their brain cells produce more protein, similar to the addiction to substances such as heroin, cocaine and nicotine.

Then the salt addiction symptoms subsided shortly after the rats were given saline, even before the salt reaches the stomach, into the bloodstream and reaches the brain.

"It is amazing that the genes are passive due to lack of sodium to life again in a few minutes after receiving the salt," said Derek Dneton from the University of Melbourne.

He added it was also part of the evolution of animal defense mechanisms. Because when they are thirsty and find water sources, they will immediately spend the water and leave to avoid predators arrested.