Let's talk about salt

I really don't like salt. I am not supposed to have it because I have high blood pressure but on some foods they just don't taste good unless you add salt and pepper to it for instance I like salt and pepper on my mashed potatoes and on my salad. So I use this salt that is called "No Salt" I found it at the grocery store and it tastes just like salt. I am more of a pepper fan I love pepper on most of things I eat. Have a good day!

Salt is a necessary natural food for all beings as historians records say. It contains sodium and potassium, two crucial elements for living, even if they are needed in small amounts. But as a good saying warns, what is too much is bad! So a balanced diet including salt is healthy. Everybody must take care that salt already exists in many processed food. That's why you don't have to add more! Salt also already exists in natural form in non-processed food. Iodized salt is not a good habit according to some researchers because not everybody needs iodine intake. On the contrary, iodine may trigger thyroid problems in autoimmune hyperthyroid. The best thing to do is to know your body and consult a specialist.

louievill according to my doctor most of u s Americans use way way too much salt. as for me I am what is called salt fast and any added salt to my food causes my blood pressure to go sky high adding to the risk of heart failure as I am also a diabetic.Our bodies need only so much salt and so many processed food s already over do it. I do not have the figures on what we need but here most people get all they need and add more so there are many people with high blood pressure and many with heart disease too. actually it is proven too much salt in your body and not enough water can cause severe night leg cramps as you have upset the body's electrolyte system and it is out of balance; I will look up the needed amount of salt for good health and get back to you.

Just use it sparingly. Salt is just to add taste to the dishes. Too much salt can cause a lot of illnesses such as high blood pressure, kidney problems, edema, etc. compared to having lesser salt in the body. :)

For us,salt is essential for maintaining the balance of liquid and mineral , function of internal organs and excitation of neuron and muscle.However,nothing can go to extremes.Eating salt too much has something to do with hypertension and cerebral accident.According to WHO's proposal, the right amount of salt is 6g ,per person ever day.

I use just enough salt to enhance the taste of the food, and not to make it taste like... well, salt. We use either here in the house, since... I don't know, that's what my mom prepared. And we also used salt once in our hemin test laboratory test experiment, which is used to identify if a dried blood sample is a human's or not.

Because of a heart attack that happened around 4 years ago, I stopped taking salt on the advice of my doctors, but then I found that I was getting lots of muscle cramps and wan't feeling too good. I came to the conclusion that for me, the advice to cut out salt completely was wrong and started taking it again in moderation. I feel much better for it, and don't get cramps any more. I think each of us has different requirements and it shouldn't really be "one things suits all".. _Derek

I have read all the responses so far and a number of points have already been advanced so I need not repeat them. The arguments are balanced and informative. I enjoy this discourse and hope to see more of this type of discussions! Thank you

Salt is one of the main ingredients in cooking.We need it in almost everything.Long before the introduction of freezer, coolers or anything that helps to slow the process of deterioration or the quality of meat products, fish and others our forefathers are using salt as a preservative for it to last longer or its shelf life and up to the present we're still using salt.Yes its true that it helps in preventing cramps and indigestion.Also a good source of iodine.Good day to you louievill

salt in the use of cooking is kinda a recent thing, I mean... the much adored theory of evolution surely points us in the direction of saying that we get enough salt from a normal diet without having to additionally supplement it! I mean, our bodies adapted to living without adding salt to everything for millions of years. Ask your doctor! =D Love ya babe... xoxox

My opinion on salt is positive, I like to use it in almost everything I cook, I use iodized slat in cooking, if that's the one with some dark pieces of iodine in the salt. I use it becuase my grandmother suggested that it's much more healthy than salt without it. Sometimes I don't use salt at all, because I completely forget about it, it comes out not so tasty, so I suggest using salt adding it almost at the end of the cooking process.

I use less salt because I believe that all white ingredients are slow poison such as sugar, salt, white rice so I use less salt but my other family members don't like that so they sprinkle to make food tasty.

Salt is usually used in cooking our food to make it more delicious. We also eat it with certain fruits. We must see to it that the level of salt used is just to the minimum. Too much salt may damage our kidneys and raise our blood pressure. So it is up to us to see to it that we are using salt to its minimum level so that no part of our bod is damaged.

I use Himalayan salt. Its all natural and pure unlike table salt. It contains 84 elements that naturally occur in the ocean as well as in out bodies. It's high in mineral and nutrients as well. It's a crystal salt ans known to be the purest on earth having never been exposed to pollution and environmental toxins. I order mine online at sfbsc.com. It's awesome and tastes just like regular salt. I think this is the most beneficial and most people don't know about it. When you get a chance research it online :) You can also use it in bath water and make body scrubs out if it. ( i just add honey and a dash of water and scrub my whole body in it in the winter). Only Natural Skin Care www.onlynaturalskincare.com

I don't add salt to anything that I cook, but most things either naturally have some salt or salt has already been added, so I see no reason to add more. Salt is good and necessary for good health, but like all things, it is about moderation. Some salt is good, too much salt is bad. Sea salt is my favorite.

I use salt but only after the cooking. I like to leave the choice up to the person eating the food. I know that many dishes taste better if salted before or at the time of cooking. But some of my family members are very sensitive to salt.

When I used to can I learned that all salt does not contain iodine. It is added because we need it and we don't get it many other places. I do not eat a lot of prepared foods. I try not to add much salt when Ido but I still use it some.

WE use iodized salt. its good for health. sometimes rock salt, mostly for pickles. black salt is used for salads. limitations are needed for preventing BP etc. there are no measurements.

While pregnant I was diagnosed with edema, which was cause by way too much sodium. So I was restricted from using it. So I got into the habit of only cooking with the required amounts and never add an extra to my own dish. If something already comes with salt, some may say they need salt, which is great for them, but I refrain from adding any extra. I have not had any problems since after the birth of my kids but I simply do not add any extra to prevent. I have gotten use to it this way and find it quite fine not to add the extra salt to things like fries and or popcorn. Now my boyfriend on the other hand loads up. Oh and we only use iodized salt.

I have a rare condition that is treated by increasing salt intake. I have been recommended to increase my salt by emergency room departments, a cardiologist and my primary care doctor. My blood pressure falls too low and I then need fluids and salt to bring it back up. It is true that if a person is high blood pressure they need less salt but there are also conditions like mine where people need more salt. I pass out because my heart stops when my blood pressure goes too low. I use iodized salt- only use rock salt for melting ice.