Rola soli w organizmie człowieka oraz fenomen sodowrażliwości i sodooporności

Zygmunt Zdrojewicz¹, Sylwia Wasiuk², Monika Wróbel²

Summary
Table salt is one of the most used spice in the household and is widely used for therapeutic purposes. Vitamins and trace elements added to the salt during production, such as iodine, iron, fluorine and folic acid constitute a prophylaxis of its deficiency in the population. Salt obtained from the Dead Sea is used externally in the treatment of skin diseases, rheumatic diseases, respiratory diseases and allergies. Recommended by the WHO daily dose of salt consumption is 5 g/day. In many countries, as well as in Poland, consumption is exceeding even 2-3 times the recommended standard. Salt is the main source of sodium in the diet, which performs many important functions and is essential for the proper functioning of the human body. However, too high salt intake increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases, autoimmune diseases and diseases of the urinary tract. The influence of salt intake on the development of high blood pressure is not the same in all people, which is evidence for the phenomenon of salt sensitivity. The article widely discusses the role of salt and its oversupply on the man organism, and summarizes the current knowledge on the pathogenesis of salt sensitivity.

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