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Is it okay to drink a glass of salt water in the morning?

Asked by:Devin

Asked on:Apr 06, 2026 12:35 AM

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  • Blythe Blythe

    Apr 06, 2026

      Is it good to drink salt water in the morning? There are mainly three points:

      1. It is not necessary to drink light salt water in the morning.

      2. There are certain risks in drinking light salt water in the morning.

      whether healthy People, hypertensive patients or others with high blood pressure disease For patients with diabetes (such as diabetes, etc.), increasing salt intake may increase blood pressure. For healthy people, the result of increased blood pressure may not cause blood pressure to go out of bounds, but for patients with high blood pressure, it may make things worse and cause the condition to fluctuate. In addition, for everyone, getting up in the morning is the time of day when blood viscosity is the highest and blood pressure reaches its first peak. For patients with heart disease, early morning is the most dangerous time for disease fluctuations. Therefore, any factors that promote increased blood pressure, such as drinking light salt water, should be avoided. This is especially important for patients with high blood pressure.

      3. Individuals and groups are different.

      In terms of diet, individuals and groups are two different concepts. Sometimes, we will encounter such a situation: some people eat more salt, but their blood pressure does not increase as a result. In fact, this is not surprising - the so-called "high salt intake leads to increased blood pressure" is derived from a group perspective and is a principle applicable to the vast majority of individuals in the group. However, when it comes to individuals, due to individual differences, the situation may not be the same, and a few people may have various differences, but the universal principles applicable to the group cannot be negated because of the particularity of an individual. From a scientific point of view, it is the safest and most appropriate approach for individuals to adopt the basic principles of the group to guide their own diet. Specific to this case, if individuals can follow the group principle of avoiding high salt intake, they can minimize the dietary risk factors that lead to increased blood pressure.

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