Common salt or sodium chloride is an omnipresent ingredient used for seasoning purposes in our everyday foods. It is available in a range of diverse forms and particle sizes depending on the proposed utilization. Along with its culinary usage, salt is also used as a food preservative.
The salt/water ratio is critical for the metabolism of our body. Salt facilitates sending signals in our nerves and muscles and helps sustain the fluid content inside and outside the blood cells. The salt concentration in a solution used by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) to cleanse wounds is same as is present in the human blood i.e. 0.9%(Sodium Chloride).
Dietary salt exists in various forms: unrefined salt, refined salt also known as table salt and iodine fortified salt.
Salt offers a variety of health benefits detailed as under:
Health Benefits of Salt
Iodine Deficiency -Iodized salt is one of the most common sources of dietary Iodine. Iodine deficiency refers to the insufficiency of iodine mineral in the body which is vital for the manufacturing of thyroid hormone. It is a very important part of our diet as the body does not produce iodine itself.
