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post #91 of 100
2/8/11 at 12:45pm
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Originally Posted by ChicagoRon View Post
a blanket rule like 60g / day might be a little alarmist.

It might be tough to limit yourself to <2 ounces a day, but it is possible
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post #92 of 100
2/8/11 at 1:30pm
It's possible, but why do it if it isn't necessary?
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post #93 of 100
2/9/11 at 11:32am
celtic sea salt
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post #94 of 100
2/9/11 at 12:52pm
The Japanese basically just eat rice and salt and live forever. So yeah.
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post #95 of 100
2/9/11 at 1:58pm
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Originally Posted by ChicagoRon View Post
Reuben - there is no question that excessive sodium is linked to hypertension.

I thought there actually were serious questions about if sodium is linked in anyway to hypertension.
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post #96 of 100
2/9/11 at 2:06pm
Linked and "the only cause" are two different things. Even the article posted above acknowledges that hypertensive people benefit from reduction in sodium intake... I think that piece is irrefutable. Whether or not it is possible to over-consume sodium and not be hypertensive is a different story- I'm sure heredity and other factors are equally or more important.
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post #97 of 100
2/9/11 at 5:53pm
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Originally Posted by ChicagoRon View Post
Linked and "the only cause" are two different things. Even the article posted above acknowledges that hypertensive people benefit from reduction in sodium intake... I think that piece is irrefutable.

Some, not all. From the article:

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First, a reduced-salt diet doesn't lower everyone's blood pressure. Some individuals' blood pressure can actually rise in response to less salt, and most people aren't affected much either way. The more notable drop in blood pressure tends to occur in some "” but by no means all "” people with hypertension, a condition that affects more than a quarter of American adults.

Emphasis added. The point is that the science on this is much less settled than conventional wisdom and the certainty of the pronouncements of the public health community would suggest.
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post #98 of 100
2/9/11 at 6:12pm
Fair enough - I overstated the relationship. Remember , I'm on the side of blanket reductions are dumb, so.. take it with a grain of salt
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post #99 of 100
2/10/11 at 2:08pm
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The Japanese basically just eat rice and salt and live forever. So yeah.
Until they get stomach cancer.
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post #100 of 100
2/10/11 at 3:16pm
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Originally Posted by hopkins_student View Post
Until they get stomach cancer.

Or get hit by a bus. Or mauled to death by a tiger.
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