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> Is salt really that bad? Here's a brief video that makes the claim that you probably need more salt in your diet. He has 3 more salt videos, if you're intrig

> Is salt really that bad? Here's a brief video that makes the claim that you probably need more salt in your diet. He has 3 more salt videos, if you're intrigued. You probably need more salt (short): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02rgtB0Bxi0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02rgtB0Bxi0 Salt: Are you getting Enough?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amJ-ev8Ial8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amJ-ev8Ial8 WHY Low Salt Stresses the Body: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bNdhM4vt4I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bNdhM4vt4I Low Sodium's link to Fat Gain & Insulin Resistance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ygExIZm7Wo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ygExIZm7Wo

jmcgough 2y ago
This guy is not a healthcare professional and makes intentionally contrarian videos for views. He is cherry picking information and ignoring decades of science on nutritional sodium. Please listen to your doctor, not some random YouTuber trying to monetize your attention.
- summeroflove20 2y ago
  > This guy is not a healthcare professional As aren't you (and i). And why should i listen to a random Hacker dude? Or a smoking doctor? Dou you think every GP is a nutritionist? And even then...
- wenc 2y ago
  I watch this guy a lot. I noticed a few things. He does two things that increase believability: he cites papers and studies, and he runs experiments on himself. This is good. He does one thing that decreases believability: he only cites papers and studies that reinforces his contrarian points, and benignly ignores the rest. This is called being a YouTube influencer. In ML terms, his content has high precision and low recall -- he optimizes for true positives but not false negatives. It's a form of confirmation bias. You can still use his data (which I assume to be correctly sourced), but you might want to be skeptical of his conclusions by seeking your own disconfirming evidence.
- lylejantzi3rd 2y ago
  > He is cherry picking information and ignoring decades of science on nutritional sodium Show us, then. He cites his sources. The least you can do is do the same.

jmcgough 2y ago

This guy is not a healthcare professional and makes intentionally contrarian videos for views. He is cherry picking information and ignoring decades of science on nutritional sodium. Please listen to your doctor, not some random YouTuber trying to monetize your attention.

summeroflove20 2y ago
> This guy is not a healthcare professional As aren't you (and i). And why should i listen to a random Hacker dude? Or a smoking doctor? Dou you think every GP is a nutritionist? And even then...
wenc 2y ago
I watch this guy a lot. I noticed a few things. He does two things that increase believability: he cites papers and studies, and he runs experiments on himself. This is good. He does one thing that decreases believability: he only cites papers and studies that reinforces his contrarian points, and benignly ignores the rest. This is called being a YouTube influencer. In ML terms, his content has high precision and low recall -- he optimizes for true positives but not false negatives. It's a form of confirmation bias. You can still use his data (which I assume to be correctly sourced), but you might want to be skeptical of his conclusions by seeking your own disconfirming evidence.
lylejantzi3rd 2y ago
> He is cherry picking information and ignoring decades of science on nutritional sodium Show us, then. He cites his sources. The least you can do is do the same.