Pete C. wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 03/06/2012 5:45 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>>>
>>> "Proponents of the eat-less-salt campaign tend to deal with this
>>> contradictory evidence by implying that anyone raising it is a shill for
>>> the food industry and doesn’t care about saving lives."
>>>
>>> Sounds very much like the proponents of global warming/ man made climate
>>> change when confronted with the fact that there is little or no evidence
>>> to support their claims.
>>>
>>> As for salt, I tend to eat relatively little salt since I don't really
>>> care for salty food and I have determined that excess salt intake
>>> aggravates my carpal tunnel issues.
>> I never used much salt. I add it to cooking water but rarely add it to
>> cooked food. I don't eat a lot of cold cuts and rarely ate prepared
>> foods. I also did not eat a lot of fatty foods. My wife OTOH, uses a lot
>> of extra salt and eats a lot of meat and fat. She has no cholesterol
>> problems and no PB problems. Her father used to salt everything. He
>> loved fat. His usual breakfast was two poached eggs with cheese on top,
>> then salted. He is heart eventual gave out... in his sleep at 95.
>
> I think the underlying truth here is that people are not all the same
> and salt has affects them differently. Whodathunkit?

I'da thunk it. I looked at my BP readings quite consistently and
noticed NO elevation when I ate very salty foods.

Reduction of sodium in foods seems to be the big thing now. The
only positive thing I can say about it is that it benefits the
folks who really do need to eat less salt for health reasons, and
others can add salt. Of course, the less one relies on
store-bought products, the less of an issue this is.

--
Jean B.