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In the unsecured eye,pickles seems to be healthy food. What could be if prejudice to a cucumber soaked by vinegar, right? Although it is true that the staple of the sandwich is not as unhealthy as alternatives - like, for example, a handful of chips-chips-pickles of potatoes will pere a little pungent. The culprit here finally, is thesalt content.

According toNutritionist Jay Cowin,A pickle contains more than 66% of sodium adults are recommended daily. As anyone cracked a pot of Cornichon knows recently, it is almost impossible to eat one way than when it comes to nibbling dill spears, you almost certainly exceed your salt consumption.

One of the main side effects you could notice after eating highly salty snack isBall.

"The excessive use of salt in pickles increases the sodium content in our diet, which leads to sick health effects such as water retention [and] abdominal bloating", declaresDr. Waqas Ahmad Buttar.

In the long run, however, high salt consumption can cause more complex problems. As Dr Buttar says, regular indulgence in pickles can lead toHypertensionand "an increase in the workload for our kidneys".

Dr. Rashmi Byakodi Adding that hypertension and flatulence can also be side effects and, in an interesting way, it explained that it is not only the delicious flavor of pickles that prevents us from coming back for more, it is science.

"Cornichons are appetizing and a salty food. They therefore increase energy intake by increasing the appetite and resulting in increased food consumption," says Dr. Byakodiciting a study, "This leads to obesity."

Before destroying the cornish pot: No, they will not obese you. As another expert,Nutritionist John Frigo, put it, "there are worse foods that could be eating."

However, it is good to keep in mind that a pickle is not a substitute for vegetables or other nutritional snacks.

"Cornichons have a low nutritional value because of the pickling process," says Dr. Buttar. "During the process of stripping, fruits or vegetables are cut into or chopped, then dried ... In the sun. It is to make sure that no water content is left in fruits or vegetables . But the negative point of this process is this drying the sunlight causes an additional loss of nutrients. "

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