According to new research, reducing salt intake of three grams per day can reduce the risk of headache.
As reported by the Daily Mail, Friday (12.12.2014), three grams of salt equivalent to about half a teaspoon, or equal to the amount of salt that is found in a Big Mac and large fries from McDonalds fast food restaurants.
Experts say that reducing salt intake can reduce headaches by lowering blood pressure and pulse. Even people with normal blood pressure, also undergo changes when they reduce food with salt.
Nearly 400 people with diverse dietary habits, consuming nearly nine grams of salt a day, as the average salt intake of the US population. Habits are reduced to six grams a day, before finally reduced to three grams per day during the period of the experiment.
Participants were then asked to note any side effects such as headache, flatulence, dry mouth, thirst, fatigue, nausea and appetite changes in the questionnaire. Later it was found that a reduction in salt intake of nine grams to three grams per day reduced headaches by 31 percent.
"Diets have no effect on the risk of headache in adults. Meanwhile, reduce the intake of sodium (salt) associated with a reduced risk of significant headaches. These findings offer a new approach to prevent headaches," said Lawrence Appel of Johns Hopkins University.
As reported by the Daily Mail, Friday (12.12.2014), three grams of salt equivalent to about half a teaspoon, or equal to the amount of salt that is found in a Big Mac and large fries from McDonalds fast food restaurants.
Experts say that reducing salt intake can reduce headaches by lowering blood pressure and pulse. Even people with normal blood pressure, also undergo changes when they reduce food with salt.
Nearly 400 people with diverse dietary habits, consuming nearly nine grams of salt a day, as the average salt intake of the US population. Habits are reduced to six grams a day, before finally reduced to three grams per day during the period of the experiment.
"Diets have no effect on the risk of headache in adults. Meanwhile, reduce the intake of sodium (salt) associated with a reduced risk of significant headaches. These findings offer a new approach to prevent headaches," said Lawrence Appel of Johns Hopkins University.
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