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Low-Salt Diet Bad For Your Heart? Not So Fast!
tech times ^ | 22 May 2016 | James Maynard

Posted on 05/22/2016 8:43:07 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

A low-salt diet could damage hearts, according to a new study published in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet. However, that research is already under fire from medical investigators who take issue with the authors' methods and conclusions....

While our data highlights the importance of reducing high salt intake in people with hypertension, it does not support reducing salt intake to low levels.

(Excerpt) Read more at techtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: health; heartdisease; hearthealth; lowsalt; salt
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

You must be a researcher!


61 posted on 05/23/2016 8:51:50 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Alinsky.....it's what's for dinner: with Cloward Piven for Dessert)
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To: goodnesswins
Hanging out with the lab rats you learn to distinguish what is signal and what is noise fairly quickly.

Like I said, if you have the money for the expensive stuff and you like it then enjoy. It is certainly not going to do you harm. I got probably a half dozen salts of various types on the shelf of my pantry right now. But while the taste may differ, nutritionally they are just salt.

Just make sure you get your iodine. The repercussions for not getting enough of that in your diet can be most unpleasant.

62 posted on 05/23/2016 11:09:52 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

I have Hashimotos. ..I know much about iodine. ..and a few other things...thanks.


63 posted on 05/24/2016 6:53:30 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Alinsky.....it's what's for dinner: with Cloward Piven for Dessert)
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Table salt has had all the good minerals processed out and iodine added back in.

Table salt also has anti-clotting agents blended in which are thought to cause irritation in your blood vessels which artery clogging plaques then stick to.

I was getting to borderline high blood pressure and like clockwork, doctor put me on a low sodium diet. The only sodium I was ingesting was naturally occurring in the food. In order to get to this level, I ate ZERO processed foods. Started losing weight, blood pressure went down and lipid profile improved dramatically. Over time, I continued to eat zero processed food and added salt back to my diet. Blood pressure didn't change at all. In my experience, it is not the sodium that causes metabolic diseases, it is what the sodium is in. Processed foods high in carbs, refined grains, sodium and preservatives are the culprit. You can also approach this from the low carb diet perspective. If you follow a low carb diet, you are not going to be able to eat processed foods and you will get the same results I achieved by not eating "sodium." It's not the carbs, it's what the carbs are in. You could get to the same conclusion following he paleo diet. In short, processed food are not fit for consumption. They will lead you to metabolic disease. Eat real food. Cooking tip: Your ingredients should not have ingredients.

64 posted on 05/24/2016 7:17:39 AM PDT by IamConservative (There is no greater threat to our freedoms than Bipartisanship.)
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To: IamConservative

Preachin’ to the choir....some women think they are so cool...not cooking real food...buying prepared stuff...destroying their families health...don’t get me started. :*)


65 posted on 05/24/2016 7:40:32 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Alinsky.....it's what's for dinner: with Cloward Piven for Dessert)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

PS...you don’t seem to acknowledge some of the additives to white salt, aluminum silicate for instance...I’ll pass.


66 posted on 05/24/2016 7:42:34 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Alinsky.....it's what's for dinner: with Cloward Piven for Dessert)
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To: goodnesswins
Actually I did.

But once again, believe what you like.

67 posted on 05/24/2016 5:04:07 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Yes...I’ll believe what I research.


68 posted on 05/24/2016 5:30:58 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Alinsky.....it's what's for dinner: with Cloward Piven for Dessert)
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