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Is salt still considered bad for you?
by jules 8y ago
Is salt still considered bad for you?
- Freak_NL 8y agoWhen you eat too much of it, certainly. It is generally thought that we eat way more salt than is considered healthy. Too much salt increases the risk of high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, and kidney failure. The Dutch government — to cite just one example — states that 80% of people in the Netherlands eat too much salt¹; i.e., more than 6 grammes per day, and lists the health issues mentioned above. Conversely, eating too little salt is quire rare nowadays due to the high amount of salt in store bought products. 1: https://www.voedingscentrum.nl/encyclopedie/zout-en-natrium.aspx https://www.voedingscentrum.nl/encyclopedie/zout-en-natrium....
- jules 8y agoI'm a bit skeptical of an organisation that recommends eating lots of carbs and margarine. Is there good scientific evidence that salt is dangerous? A priori I'd find that strange, because our kidneys are good at filtering out salt, so why would the body have any trouble with salt as long as you drink enough water?