Archive · 17 Sep 2025
Cardiologist Warns of High Sodium's Impact on Heart Health
Eating too much salt, found in foods like chips and fast food, can be bad for your heart.
Dr. Pagad, a heart doctor, says too much salt makes your heart work harder.
It can thicken the heart walls, like building up extra layers.
This can make it hard for your heart to pump blood, which is like squeezing a sponge.
It can also mess with the stuff that helps your heart beat.
To fix this, eat foods with potassium like spinach and bananas, and fish with Omega-3 fats.
The doctor recommends limiting salt to about 2 grams a day to keep your heart healthy.
Excessive sodium intake is linked to an increased risk of heart diseases.
High sodium consumption affects the heart's muscle function.
Sodium thickens the heart walls, causing left ventricular hypertrophy.
A sodium-rich diet can alter calcium levels in heart cells.
Limiting sodium intake to approximately 2 g per day is recommended for heart health.
- Who
- Dr. Sameer Pagad, a cardiologist.
- What
- Discussed the negative effects of high sodium intake on heart health.
- When
- Published September 17, 2025.
- Where
- Mumbai, India.
- Why
- To raise awareness about the dangers of excessive sodium consumption and its impact on heart health.
- Cardiologist
- Dr. Sameer Pagad
- Hospital
- Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital
- Safe Sodium Intake
- Approximately 2 g per day
- Impact of High Sodium
- Thickens heart walls and alters calcium levels
- Recommended Foods
- Potassium-rich foods, Omega-3 rich fish