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People are just waking up to dangers of sugar, but too much salt is also not good, increasing blood pressure (see below link). Potassium can offset much of the

People are just waking up to dangers of sugar, but too much salt is also not good, increasing blood pressure (see below link). Potassium can offset much of the affects but it’s surprisingly difficult to get even the US recommended amount every day. I’ve started using potassium salt instead of sodium salt in my cooking, and it feels great to kill two birds with one stone. Now I just need soy sauce and others without sodium to make my kitchen (nearly) salt free. https://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/20110711/high-sodium-low-potassium-diet-linked-to-heart-risk https://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/...

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radicaldreamer 7y ago
Potassium is hard on your kidneys, probably okay if you’re young but increasingly worse for you as you age...
- JamesBarney 7y ago
  I'd never heard of this so I tried to find anything that talls about potaassium causing kidney issues and I haven't been able to find any links between potassium consumption and kidney problems. Mind linking
xenihn 7y ago
I can't stand the taste of 100% potassium salt. The Morton's 50/50 mix is just barely tolerable. It actually tastes better than regular salt when used to season avocados, though.
- osamagirl69 7y ago
  Why not limit your scope to just sodium and potassium? This guy tries all of the alkali metal salts! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJh9yTIBY48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJh9yTIBY48
jolux 7y ago
WebMD? Seriously? The science on salt is quite debated, actually: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/heart-failure-and-salt-the-great-debate-2018121815563 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/heart-failure-and-salt-t...
- lvturner 7y ago
  For those of us who aren't medical practicioners - would you mind pointing explaining a bit further on "WebMD? Seriously?" as I had no idea it wasn't well regarded and am now curious as to why...
  - CardenB 7y ago
    WebMD has a profit driven interest to pick on health anxiety by exaggerating symptoms
    - lvturner 7y ago
      Profiting through advertising, or is there darker connections? Sorry, I'm genuinely not trying to be obtuse, but I'm just not quite sure on how that would work - does exaggerating the symptoms cause people to spend longer on the site? Or is it just to drive up search ranking? Or improve click through?
      - ashildr 7y ago
        Dramatized, controverse stories bring more “interaction” and are more readily shared on social media. So they bring more pageviews and ad revenue. This is why news and social media are the shit dispensaries they are today.
  - jolux 7y ago
    Highly commercialized through pharma with no real avenues for accountability to what they claim.
jjeaff 7y ago
I think things are going the opposite direction with salt. That is one study, but studies that are not finding any link between health hazards and salt are starting to pile up. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-end-the-war-on-salt/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-end-t... Lots of doctors are even starting to tell people that they don't really have to worry about salt unless they have a hypertension problem.
RandomInteger4 7y ago
Why the hell would you want your diet to be salt free? Sodium is essential to proper bodily functions. You're going to hurt yourself by over-limiting sodium and using potassium chloride.

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radicaldreamer 7y ago

Potassium is hard on your kidneys, probably okay if you’re young but increasingly worse for you as you age...

JamesBarney 7y ago
I'd never heard of this so I tried to find anything that talls about potaassium causing kidney issues and I haven't been able to find any links between potassium consumption and kidney problems. Mind linking

xenihn 7y ago

I can't stand the taste of 100% potassium salt. The Morton's 50/50 mix is just barely tolerable. It actually tastes better than regular salt when used to season avocados, though.

osamagirl69 7y ago
Why not limit your scope to just sodium and potassium? This guy tries all of the alkali metal salts! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJh9yTIBY48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJh9yTIBY48

jolux 7y ago

WebMD? Seriously? The science on salt is quite debated, actually: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/heart-failure-and-salt-the-great-debate-2018121815563 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/heart-failure-and-salt-t...

lvturner 7y ago
For those of us who aren't medical practicioners - would you mind pointing explaining a bit further on "WebMD? Seriously?" as I had no idea it wasn't well regarded and am now curious as to why...
- CardenB 7y ago
  WebMD has a profit driven interest to pick on health anxiety by exaggerating symptoms
  - lvturner 7y ago
    Profiting through advertising, or is there darker connections? Sorry, I'm genuinely not trying to be obtuse, but I'm just not quite sure on how that would work - does exaggerating the symptoms cause people to spend longer on the site? Or is it just to drive up search ranking? Or improve click through?
    - ashildr 7y ago
      Dramatized, controverse stories bring more “interaction” and are more readily shared on social media. So they bring more pageviews and ad revenue. This is why news and social media are the shit dispensaries they are today.
- jolux 7y ago
  Highly commercialized through pharma with no real avenues for accountability to what they claim.

jjeaff 7y ago

I think things are going the opposite direction with salt. That is one study, but studies that are not finding any link between health hazards and salt are starting to pile up. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-end-the-war-on-salt/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-end-t... Lots of doctors are even starting to tell people that they don't really have to worry about salt unless they have a hypertension problem.

RandomInteger4 7y ago

Why the hell would you want your diet to be salt free? Sodium is essential to proper bodily functions. You're going to hurt yourself by over-limiting sodium and using potassium chloride.