5.
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Now I
know that we black people are much
more likely to have high blood pressure and diabetes (糖尿病) than
white people. And they often lead to heart attacks and other untreated
diseases. For example, black people are three to four times more likely than
white people to have high blood pressure and twice as likely as the white
population to die of a stroke (中风).
New
research has found out the surprisingly high
levels of salt in many of black people's favorite meals. I stopped putting
extra salt in my food at the table long ago and I try to cut down on the salt.
I use in cooking. The suggested daily level of salt for adults is 6 grams. It
is easy to see that if you try not to eat too many processed (加工过的)
foods and use salt in your cooking within the limit, you won't reach more than
the daily level.
The
research showed how much salt there
is in some foods that we buy from restaurants and takeaways. An average salad
with rice and peas has 6.2 grams of salt. This is more salt than you are
supposed to eat for the whole day.
A
researcher talked about the importance
of home cooking rather than take-outs. At home, he pointed out, not only can
you hold control of the salt bottle, but also you can create tasty food which
is low on salt. The researcher later provided curry goat and rice and peas.
They were low on salt, but completely delicious.
I do
not suppose Jamaicans are going to stop buying
takeaways soon. But if you suffer from high blood pressure, it is probably
better not to buy them often.