Salt should be regulated food additive, group says

Reuters ^ | 2/24/05 | Maggie Fox

[anniegetyourgun]

One of the five food groups, to be sure!

[cyborg]

Yep! Except I have to cut down :(

[Pablo64]

I see that the Food Nazi's are at it again.

I seem to remember hearing somewhere that the recommended daily allowance for sodium was a completely made up number. Just an arbitrary figure since no one could say for sure how much or how little sodium may or may not alledgedly cause high blood pressure.

[tacticalogic]

Just how are these consumer groups funded?

See 82.

[cricket]

Love the humor on this thread. . .

Of course, we cannot escape the 'truth'of thefunny here. . .which brings home another side to 'laugh till you cry. . .'

[cricket]

"Just an arbitrary figure since no one could say for sure how much or how little sodium may or may not alledgedly cause high blood pressure."

A friend 'who knows' something said that the only people who have a bad effect from salt are those who have a particular sensitivity to salt which can be determined by a 'particular' test.

Few people have the test; most Doctors are not aware of the distinctions. . .

People told to avoid salt because of high blood pressure. But the only ones who need to are those that have the 'particular'. . .somethingorother.

But then 'what do I know'. . .

[cricket]

p.s. I eat lots of salt; and my blood pressure is low; low. . .low. So; figure I do not have at least, that particular whatever. . .

[festus]

Salt ate my truck.

And I ate salt so by the transitive principle of logic the conclusion is obvious.

I ate you truck....... ;-)

[Libertina]

Don't tell this to Frederico Cruz, Director of "Health" here in Pierce County - or we'll be in real trouble. He's already jumped on the bandwagon to outlaw smoking and fat people, pushes flouride on us and now will be on an anti-salt kick. SHHHHHH!

[Just Lori]

Nanny! Nanny! Can I get that double bacon cheeseburger without SALT?

[freepatriot32]

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[Pablo64]

Same for my wife. After our daughter was born, Mrs. Pablo64 was feeling kind of light headed. The doctor looked at her chart and noticed that her blood pressure was pretty low. He told her to "Eat more salt".

She was grinning when she left the office since she loves salt and I had always kidded her about how much she puts on her food. Now she could salt away at "doctor's orders".

[2oakes]

But have you seen the animal testing results?

Slugs, sprinkled with salt, kinda turn INSIDE OUT...

Would you want that for your children?

[CSM]

RWJF is a major organization involved in the tobacco war and smoking bans. Their actions are applauded by many FReepers. I hope those same freepers enjoy their cardboard food.....

[tacticalogic]

RWJF is a major organization involved in the tobacco war and smoking bans. Their actions are applauded by many FReepers. I hope those same freepers enjoy their cardboard food.....

They're also major backers of Hillarycare and the drug war.

[SheLion]

RWJF is a major organization involved in the tobacco war and smoking bans. Their actions are applauded by many FReepers. I hope those same freepers enjoy their cardboard food.....

Any FReeper that calls themselves a Conservative would NEVER applaud the actions of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation!  Nor would a true FReeper applaud the loss of personal responsibility and Freedom of Choice.

[SheLion]

[anniegetyourgun]

Saline burns children from the inside out everyday - it's called abortion. I recommend we ban that LONG before we ban table salt.

[anniegetyourgun]

No, no, Libertina....that's just not the WA way! They'll never ban anything - they'll just tax it to death!

[Annie03]

Some things make make me want to run screaming down the street. Glad I lived to be a grown up so the government could regulate my every move just like Mom used to do.