"Todd" > wrote in message
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> On 06/14/2013 10:36 PM, bigwheel wrote:
>> 'Julie Bove[_2_ Wrote:
>>> ;1840616']"Todd" lid wrote in message
>>> ...-
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Mark Sisson (Mark's Daily Apple) has a nice article on salt:
>>> 'Is Salt Healthy? | Mark's Daily Apple'
>>> (http://www.marksdailyapple.com/salt-...s-it-good-for/)
>>>
>>> -T-
>>>
>>> I don't think it's nice at all! The writer starts out with a bunch of
>>> lies.
>>> That salt is "universally maligned and demonized". And that "all the
>>> experts hate it"! I'm not going to read any further. The author is a
>>> blatant liar. I don't know of anyone who tells people to avoid salt.
>>> The
>>> body *needs* sodium. Yes, a small percentage of people are put on a low
>>>
>>> sodium diet for various medical reasons. But mind you that is *low* and
>>> not
>>> *no*. But most people don't have to do this and it isn't recommended
>>> for
>>> most people. I don't know of any "expert" who would tell anyone to
>>> avoid
>>> salt. If they did, then they shouldn't be an "expert" at whatever it is
>>>
>>> they claim to be the expert at
>>
>> Dittos Ma'am..very eloquent response. Folks that dont have salt tend to
>> die fairly rapidly.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Hi Bigwheel,
>
> Oh Dude! You must re-read the article much more slowly! He made
> a very articulate case, with references as to why low sodium is bad
> for you! He even cites the flawed study that stated the low
> sodium nonsense and cited the flaw in the study. I bet you only
> seed read or skimmed the article. It's okay, we are among
> friends (eFiends count too): means you will have to give me
> a pass when I screw up too.
>
> -T

I think we all know that a low sodium diet is not advised for most people.
But he started out with a bunch of lies! So to me, the article is not worth
reading at all.