[Innovative]

Everything in moderation -- extremes on either end can be and are harmful and dangerous.

[dfwgator]

Eat what you want, just less of it.

[cripplecreek]

I was kinda hoping they’d start making those candy necklaces again but make them with salt.

[Slyfox]

My very first job was working at a KFC in 1972. I remember in the back of the store there was a display on the wall with salt tablets to be taken to counter heatstroke as working in the store in the summer with no air conditioning caused people to have heatstrokes.

[ClearCase_guy]

I've known people who sprinkled salt on their pizza. Some folks certainly eat more salt than they should.

But in America, land of processed food and McDonalds and similar establishments, I think everyone gets a "decent" amount of salt -- a salt "deficiency" seems unlikely.

The goal in this country is to keep it to some sort of reasonable level and follow a low-salt diet so that you just don't totally overdo the salt intake.

[ChildOfThe60s]

When my wife was pregnant 31 years ago, she developed toxemia in the 3rd trimester. She (and I by association) was put on a NO sodium diet. Not literally zero, but as close to it as humanly possible. It was *awful*.

[LibertarianLiz]

And, so the cycle continues. Salt is bad for you. Everybody tries reducing sodium intake. Then, someone actually does a study on it and, whaddaya know, they cannot prove the theory that salt is bad for you. (Hey, when you cry, if you have tasted your tears, are they fresh water, or salt water?) In a year or two, they will again try to get everybody to stop using salt. Rinse and repeat.

Now, I do not think that everyone should have a salt lick in their home; but, I'm pretty sure we can handle a little salt, since the inside of our body seems a bit "salty".

[Bigtigermike]

Sorry but the research is settled! Anti science and anti research are spreading these lies

[matthew fuller]

It sure seems strange to me that the push for low fat foods seems to have started at about the time that diabetes went through the roof...

[nascarnation]

Everything in moderation -- extremes on either end can be and are harmful and dangerous.

Wisdom.

[Ken H]

HA-ha!

Now pass the salt!

[Minsc]

I’ve been blessed with genetics so that I don’t have to watch my salt intake, it has zero effect on me.

[capt. norm]

I have a vascular syncope--lack of adequate blood pressure on standing up--that requires me to consume extra salt. My condition is largely caused by my body losing too much salt too fast. The balance is kept by taking fludrocortisone (Florinef) and using as much salt as I like.

My doctor told me the (normal) body can very easily get rid of excess salt...it's no biggie.

If I don't get my salt, I can't stand up without blacking out. It was damn scary before it was correctly diagnosed.

[867V309]

Salt is bad for you
Saccharin will kill you
Tylenol is safe to use
Butter is bad for you but trans-fat margarine is OK
Caffeine is bad for you

We are subjected to a constant flow of utter nonsense. My message to the "researchers": Stick It.

[KarlInOhio]

I cut back on my salt intake a few years ago and I noticed I became a lot more sensitive to its taste. Some foods that used to taste good now taste bitter from too much salt, and I don't think it is just from increased salt in the recipes.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Importantly, the body needs its electrolytes balanced. In physiology, the primary ions of electrolytes are sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), calcium (Ca2+), magnesium (Mg2+), chloride (Cl−), hydrogen phosphate (HPO4 2−), and hydrogen carbonate (HCO3−). Sodium is the main electrolyte found in extracellular fluid and is involved in fluid balance and blood pressure control. Fortunately, the body is very expert at fine tuning these salt levels, except in extremes of acute or chronic surplus or deficiency.

[Intolerant in NJ]

... those who consumed fewer than 3,000 milligrams of sodium a day had a 27% higher risk of death or a serious event such as a heart attack or stroke in that period...on the other hand, it might be that people with serious health problems like high blood pressure were put on low salt diets and also had more likelihood of dying from heart attacks and strokes - always difficult to track cause and effect in evaluating health factors.....

[goodnesswins]

I think something should be said about the TYPE of salt...Himalayan and other sea salts are likely good...just need to make sure you get appropriate iodine