To salt or not to salt?


	To salt or not to salt?

mugofcoffee

3-4-2007 1:04 AM

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salt, health, benefits, interesting, opinion.

mugofcoffee says:

well... a regular question, answered neatly! excerpts!

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It's no wonder that salt has gotten a bad reputation lately. We hear salt blamed for everything from heart problems, to excess weight, to that uncomfortable bloated feeling. We see the term <SPAN>low-sodium</SPAN> so often applied to diet plans or products that we believe we must avoid or at least decrease our salt intake in order to be healthy. But is this really true? ... Not exactly.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.naturalbloom.com/articles/nutrition-190/">After all, salt is essential for healthy digestion, balancing internal fluid levels in the body to prevent swelling, and proper functioning of the nervous system. And did you know that adequate salt levels are a factor in getting a good night's sleep and for preventing muscle cramps? Without salt, calcium absorption is hindered, leading to osteoporosis. Salt even plays a vital role in sexuality and a healthy libido.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.naturalbloom.com/articles/nutrition-190/">Sea salt, on the other hand, can contain some 80 or so minerals and trace elements that contribute to overall health, as well as fulfilling the body's need for beneficial sodium.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/9AEFCC29-6BD7-42BE-BF8B-C41E905A160A/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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