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The conception that salt is bad for us is, I think, ludicrous. Most of us are not eating even a smidgeon of the amount of salt that our ancestors would have ea
by douche 11y ago
The conception that salt is bad for us is, I think, ludicrous. Most of us are not eating even a smidgeon of the amount of salt that our ancestors would have eaten, when nearly all meats and fish not eaten immediately after slaughter were preserved literally caked in salt or brines.
- maxerickson 11y agoThe connection to hypertension is pretty conclusive, at least for some portion of the population. Here's one article about it: http://www.gbhealthwatch.com/Trait-Salt-Sensitivity.php http://www.gbhealthwatch.com/Trait-Salt-Sensitivity.php Late life heart disease probably hasn't been a major factor in our evolution, but it's easy to sketch out how a lifetime of dietary choices that encouraged high blood pressure would have some impact in the last years.