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I agree with your general sentiment, as we've seen with HFCS, Margarine, etc. However, I think this piece is something entirely different. It's not a salt subs

• gojomo 16y ago
  Changing the taste profile is enough for potential harm. There's a growing criticism of artificial sweeteners on the basis that they break your body's learned mapping of sweetness-to-calories -- likely resulting in overcompensation consumption of other less-sweet foods, perhaps leaving people worse off than with natural sweeteners. By the same mechanism, a salt that tastes saltier but results in less sodium reaching the blood is enough to similarly break the learned relationship between taste and change in internal sodium levels. If your body is seeking a target sodium level, it will then crave even more salty-taste to reach its internal targets. Good for PepsiCo's many salty product lines; not necessarily good for consumers.