High blood pressure warning: The pickled vegetable to ‘cut down’ on – boosts your risk
In case you’re not aware, the NHS explains you shouldn’t have more than six grams of salt daily, which represents 2.4 grams of sodium.
While one portion of pickles won’t stir any problems, eating too much or adding these pickled vegetables onto an already high-salt diet might.
A study published in the journal of Clinical Nutrition Research even suggested that “there might be a significant association” between pickle consumption and higher blood pressure.
This is because salt is the “single biggest cause” of high blood pressure as it makes your body hold onto water, Blood Pressure UK explains.
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