Sodium Chloride

Sodium chloride are two essential nutrients that play an important role in proper health. Chloride helps maintain proper levels of body fluids while sodium helps regulate blood pressure and volume. Sodium is essential for proper nerve and muscle function.

Sodium Chloride Food Sources

Sodium chloride is the main component of table salt (including sea salt). Just one teaspoon of table salt is enough to maintain adequate levels in the diet for healthy people who do not need to restrict their intake of sodium.

It isn’t necessary, and in most cases not desirable, to add sodium chloride to green smoothies. If a smoothie is too sweet, a pinch of salt helps cut the sweetness. Otherwise, you likely get adequate (or even excessive) amounts of sodium from your diet.

Sodium chloride-rich food sources include:

– Sea vegetables (kelp, dulse)
– Kale
– Spinach
– Celery
– Swiss chard
– Collard greens
– Olives
– Beets
– Many vegetables

Sodium Chloride Deficiency

Sodium chloride deficiency is rare, and most people who eat a standard American diet get too much from processed, preserved and fast food.

Sodium Chloride Toxicity

Too much sodium and chloride in the diet can complicate high blood pressure and lead to dehydration

The Effects of Cooking On Sodium Chloride

Sodium chloride does not appear to be affected by cooking, processing and storage.

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