Salt Articles

Salt Articles:

Salt is Not So Evil After All

Salt, like saturated fat, is a common scapegoat for heart-related health problems. A new study turns the paranoid salt shaker world on its head. It found that those with the lowest intake of salt were 80% more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those with the highest intake of salt. The low salt consumers were also 24% more likely to die from any cause.

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Potassium Offsets Salt-Induced Cardiovascular Distress

Potassium is highly concentrated in your cells, whereas sodium (salt) is concentrated between your cells. New science is showing that a lack of potassium is a primary reason why salt can cause high blood pressure and cardiovascular damage. This is especially important in the summer when higher heat can aggravate a potassium deficiency.

Read More: Exercise, insulin, pH balance, potassium, salt, sodium

To Salt or Not to Salt – That is the Question

A new Belgium salt study has thrown the American Heart Association and even our Centers for Disease Control into a tizzy. The AHA continually promotes salt as evil and that no more than 1500 mgs should be consumed daily. The new study indicates that healthy people age 40 and over have higher rates of heart disease if they consume a low-salt diet. The fact that the Journal of the American Medical Association published the study has elevated the salt debate to a whole new level of noisy discourse – not to mention confusion for consumers.

Read More: AHA, CDC, high blood pressure, low sodium, magnesium, salt