But salt is… bad? Right? Unequivocally so, according to Graham MacGregor, professor of cardiovascular medicine and chair of the campaigning group Action on Salt, though getting that message across is tricky. “It’s a very difficult battle because salt is seen as a normal part of our diet – it’s not. Every time you turn on the television there’s a chef adding salt – of course, they’re all salt addicts, they probably have high blood pressure. A lot of chefs have strokes.” The headline issue with salt is precisely that it raises blood pressure, increasing the risk of hypertension, the “silent killer”.
If you have no salt in your diet you die. It’s an essential nutrient.
“Too much” might be a bad idea, none kills.
You normally see that sort of face on Libs of TikTok making about as much sense.
‘Salt and the Art of Seasoning by James Strawbridge is published by Chelsea Green at £27. Buy it for £23.76 from guardianboookshop.com’
I think that’s what this rubbish is all about.
As with all things, moderation. As with the Guardian always, don’t understand moderation or self control.
There are some people who are very sensitive to salt. Most of us are not.
So why should some activist campaign to limit the majority for the sake of a minority? Perhaps it gives them a thrill, or at least an employment opportunity?
Apparently, living by the sea ensures I get enough salt just from breathing…..
These cunts don’t seem to understand what the term ‘too much’ means.
And it’s probably just another lie, like animal fats and cholestrerol or covid vaccines causing myocarditis…….
Salt in moderation.
Bansturbation till your eyes pop out on stalks.
McGregors Law. So much more fun…
This myth that we require zero salt in our diet would come as a surprise to sports nutritionists who are qualified in actual dietetics.
Why trust a turnip when you can read a Swede?
https://sebastianrushworth.com/2020/08/13/how-bad-is-salt-for-your-health/
The first three paras from this ancient Brit are quite jolly:
https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2014/08/18/richard-lehmans-journal-review-18-august-2014/
For coffin-dodgers there’s this:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2091399
If only Humans had evolved with kidneys to regulate the electrolyte balance in the bloodstream.
Hymonatræmia = too little sodium in the bloodstream, due to insufficient salt intake.
Symptoms:-
Nausea and vomiting
Headache
Confusion
Loss of energy, drowsiness and fatigue
Restlessness and irritability
Muscle weakness, spasms or cramps
Seizures
Coma
This probably explains the idiot professor’s ramblings.
And without salt we cannot sweat – which is why our skin/sweat tastes of salt – which means our bodies would overheat and death would follow due to organ failure. This is why salt tablets are part of military rations for personnel operating in hot climates.
Hyponatræmia.
Amongst other things, sodium (Na+) / potassium (K+) and chloride (Cl-) ions create the “potential gradient” that generates the electricity in your nerves.
So, no salt equals no electricity in your nerves which equals very swift death. Or, as John B pointed out above, a lack produces all sorts of interesting effects as your nervous system shuts down.
It’s worth pointing out, by the way, that Action on Salt, Action on Sugar, Action on Fat, etc. are all exactly the same people (something we swiftly realised when running Fake Charities). They are all arrogant liars and charlatans and almost all doctors (but I repeat myself).
DK
Us oldies may remember that “Star Trek” episode 1 “The Man Trap” demonstrated the fatal consequence of severe salt deficiency.
Too much salt?
You’d have to eat a lot, unless your kidneys are goosed.
Salt is water soluble so your kidneys have no trouble getting rid of it.
It’s a non-problem.
According to NiH, the lethal dose of salt is between 0.75g and 3g of salt per kg bodyweight.
So for a 90kg bloke (14stone, 2.4 pound) that’s 67g of salt minimum.
Since a tablespoon of salt is 17.1g, then a lethal dose is approximately 4 tablespoons of salt. Minimum.
If we use three g per kg, then that’s 270g which is nearly 16 tablespoons!!!
Don’t know about you, but I rarely sit down and chow down on 16 tablespoons of salt …
I’ve been on the wrong end of hyponatræmia. About half way down John’s list. It is very nasty. My own stupid fault. I’m not an autocondimentor & wasn’t eating the local, bloody salty, food. Just didn’t think.
I don’t think I’m the only one down here who’s had it. I reckon it accounts for a certain amount of problems Brits have. They swill beer, sweat like troopers but stick to Brit scoff & wonder why they fall over. Salt balance goes out.
Certainly nixes the Action on Salt bollox promoters. By rights all the dagos should be detonating with high blood pressure in their 30’s.
All what you guys have said neatly summarised in Wishart’s “Show me the money honey”. Well referencced. Great read.
https://www.amazon.com/Show-Money-Honey-Chocolate-Cholesterol-ebook/dp/B01K4JMFGS
@BiS You’re definitely not the only one.
There’s a reason that during summer events the first aid posts have a healthy amount of salt tablets/broth cubes in their arsenal…
Crew catering always has coffee/tea/soup powder next to the huge hot water tub as well.
Quite often crewed by Catering Mama’s who have become adept at spotting the first signs, and who are not afraid to smack you with the Wooden Spoon if you don’t listen..
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-end-the-war-on-salt/
Maybe there’s no such thing as a “standard” human?
The woman says “I’m hardly exceptional” – typical Grauniad lies. I do mot know anyone who liberally salts food before tasting it. I can (except for long hot races when I take Gatorade) manage on no added salt apart from that in the water when I boil root vegetables – admittedly I’m untypical because I sweat less than the average person, but if the norm was anything like her I should be way off the end of the scale.
Sure the guy she quotes is talking rubbish too but her quote could be just to distract us from spotting she’s lying.