Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Science Says Salt Is Safe

This one really surprised me.  Modern food has a ton of salt added, so I figured that was probably bad for people.  Apparently, somehow, only about 5% of people eat enough salt for it to be actually dangerous.  And even that goes away if they also eat lots of fruits and vegetables to pick up enough potassium.  So if you like salt, go for it.  \o/  How often do you get good  news from science?  Most of it tells you what you shouldn't do, not what's safe to do.

Me, I can't stand the taste of salt unless I've been sweating.  My salt tolerance is very narrow. It takes only a small drop for me to reach for the potato chips.  About three or four of them.  Then I quit.  I spend the warm season with a can of chips on my desk.  In the winter, I barely touch the stuff.  I'll put a pinch in when I'm cooking for the chemical flavor enhancement, but you can't taste the salt itself, and most people will add salt at the table, which is fine.

Huh, now I'm wondering if the "salted candy" craze would actually work on a banana.  Salted caramel banana, salted chocolate banana ... you could make frozen monkey tails that way and probably keep people from faceplanting in the heat.  I can't stand salted chocolate bars or cookies. :P  But salted monkey tails on a hot day might work.
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elenbarathi

elenbarathi

August 11 2018, 05:56:56 UTC 2 years ago

One study says salt is safe, but scroll down on that same page and you'll see links to half a dozen studies saying it increases risk of stroke, so maybe it's best to take that one dissenting study with a grain of lemon pepper.