New look on salt intake

[Simba1992]

So this is how it goes. What has been well known "facts" may turn out to be all wrong and actually not good for your health. New guidlines for salt consumption will be the new "truth" very soon.😊 Salt is necessary and good for you in many ways.

jayfeldmanwellness.com/are-...

medicaldaily.com/cdc-salt-i...

[Downtime]

Maybe they’re right. I steam veg and never add salt but I do like salt in other foods especially as my taste buds seem to be wanting salty spicy stuff these days. My blood pressure though is the same as when I was in my twenties and it’s probably the one thing I don’t take any medication for, lol.

[medway-lady]

I've been advised no to low salt but a little real salt is ok. Mind you everything tastes salty anyway at the moment so really odd sensation. Salty oranges is new and so is salty Chrstmas pud. Strange tastes at the moment.

[Mmrr]

Everything in moderation, works for me.

I don't salt my food after cooking, but use some when cooking and I enjoy naturally salty foods.

[helixhelix]

Both those articles are quoting American recommendations, referencing figures under 2.3 or 3.6g a day, and saying this is too low.

The UK recommedations for an adult are under 6g, which they seem to accept is probably about right.

[Simba1992 in reply to helixhelix]

Thisis a Lancet review for more scientific data. Restrictions on salt are often given to CVD patients and this seems to be going through a change.

sciencedaily.com/releases/2...

[Hidden]

The older I get, the less I believe, and the less I know!

One hears so much contradicting research I'm never sure what to believe.

I take everything with a large pinch of salt!😉

I was horrified when I found out that many clinical trials contain false or incorrect data! 😯

I like sea salt.

[Mmrr in reply to Hidden]

I like sea salt too !

I don't count how much salt, or anything else I take in, I just try to eat healthy and not worry too much about what I eat.

[Cheylann in reply to Hidden]

Exactly the same as me. I do not believe all the hype about anything. I believe that with balance and moderation u can eat/use most foods safetly. Love salt but not too much.

[medway-lady in reply to Cheylann]

Except on chips loads of salt, My tastebuds tingle but its too early at this time for chips. Forget the roast gimme chips ! And lets not forget they can be vegetarian too so healthy in a way. Well thats my thought. lol x

[Cheylann in reply to medway-lady]

I agree except on chips!

[Hidden]

Interesting read. I had an aunt that was a research scientist in America who studied salt for many years. As a result when I was growing my parents never added salt to food and I am the same now

[benjijen]

Everything in moderation unless you have allergies, that's what I try to do. (Not that I always succeed!!)

[Simba1992]

This only goes to show how unpredictable and biased research is how trends are guided by different interests not scientific facts. The ill effects of restricting salt consumtion in certain groups have been ignored for a long time even though scientists who are specialists in human metabolism have known this for a long time. There are many examples of this. Eating eggs was not supposed to be healthy more than once a week. Now you can eat as much as you like and it's ok. Estrogen was seen as a good hormone now the connextion with cancer is well known. Steroids was a wonder med for a long time until all dangerous side effects started showing up. Vegetable oils were seen as a healthy substitute to saturated fats, now it is quite cleat that PUFAs in fact cause many metabolic problems and so on and so on..In other words we as patients should always keep our eyes and ears open, there is no reason to believe that there is always just one right path to take when diagnosed with RA.

[Hidden in reply to Simba1992]

Exactly! I find it difficult to believe anything I read. Results are often screwed and biased...or simply missing!

[Simba1992 in reply to Hidden]

This is why I have turned to the well known scientists that work trying to understand human biochemistry rather than to research and studies funded by different interest groups. Pharma funded research is in many ways questionable and should always be analyzed more closely. The sad fact being that exactly this research guides the way patients are treated and medicated.

[Hidden]

I see poor Peter Gotzsche has been fired from the Cochrane institute. I like him. Shame, he talked a lot of sense I thought.

[BonnieT]

Hi, Simba. I looked at both articles and did not find the word “iodized” in either. As a teen, I was diagnosed with hyperactive thyroid (which as predicted changed to hypoactive in my 40’s) and was told to make sure I always used iodized salt forever. So, I always make sure my table salt is iodized. I’m wondering why neither article mentioned that. Here’s a blip about it from Wellness:

Iodine Is an Important Mineral. ... In many countries, it's also combined with table salt to help prevent iodine deficiency. Your thyroid gland uses iodine to produce thyroid hormones, which aid in tissue repair, regulate metabolism and promote proper growth and development (1, 2).Mar 11, 2018

[Simba1992 in reply to BonnieT]

So true. Iodine used to be added to salt in US after many thyroid problems. But now it is no longer the case. People are however more aware of the need of iodine and salt packages do tell you usually if the salt contains iodine, which sea salt usually does.x Simba