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Excessive salt intake would lead to higher blood pressure. In addition, there are three health reasons that force you to control the salt consumption.

1. Salt will make you feel more thirsty
Research carried out by Graham MacGregor, a professor of cardiovascular medicine at St George’s, University of London, UK shows that children who eat foods with a high salt, drink at least two glasses of higher calorie beverages (soft drinks) per week. Same effects were also seen in adults.

So, if you eat foods containing high salt, you tend to be more thirsty and want to drink high-calorie soft drinks. (more…)

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Trying to light a cigarette in the rain, or with cold fingers, or on a particularly windy day and your chance for a relaxing break pretty much goes up in smoke. Still, the urge persists, and smokers are a pretty tenacious bunch. Huddled in a sheltered corner, or poised under a newspaper, if you really need a cigarette, you will find a way. (more…)

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