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In Neil deGrasse Tyson's StarTalk radio show he interviewed The author of "Salt: A World History"[1|2] who said (paraphrased) that statistically, it makes some
by bcook 11y ago
In Neil deGrasse Tyson's StarTalk radio show he interviewed The author of "Salt: A World History"[1|2] who said (paraphrased) that statistically, it makes some sense to tell the public to not each too much salt, but on an individual basis you can either eat as much salt as you want or you have a health problem like high blood-pressure.
[1] http://www.startalkradio.net/show/the-salt-of-the-earth-part-1/ http://www.startalkradio.net/show/the-salt-of-the-earth-part...
[2] http://www.startalkradio.net/show/the-salt-of-the-earth-part-2/ http://www.startalkradio.net/show/the-salt-of-the-earth-part...
(I cannot remember if it was part 1 or part 2, so I linked both parts.)
- Lazare 11y agoYep. And to clarify, the health problems that may make salt restrictions helpful generally involve impaired renal function or other kidney problems. If you have chronic renal disease, you need to be damn careful about your sodium intake, because you're not going to be able to excrete it properly.