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Govt advising Americans to eat far less salt
AP/WorldMag ^ | Jan 31, 12:07 AM EST | MARY CLARE JALONICK

Posted on 01/30/2011 9:23:44 PM PST by quantim

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To: quantim

Unless there is a medically diagnosed reason to limit salt, then there is no reason at all.

Research has shown that people regulate their own salt intake quite strictly, and that the amount of salt consumed per person around the world varies little.

There is no way that government can better regulate the amount of salt we eat than our own bodies do, quite naturally.


41 posted on 01/31/2011 4:49:24 AM PST by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
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To: quantim
Yep, a few more years and there will be a law with many items added to the list of "controlled substances".
It'll probably be named the "Controlled Dietary Substances Act" and be called necessary for the well being of Americans and the proper growth of our children.
Trans-fat, salt, sugary drinks...the list is growing (or being established) already.
42 posted on 01/31/2011 8:31:44 AM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: hennie pennie

who knows? But, price could go up, and also, salt is a requirement to live.....I just like to be prepared.


43 posted on 01/31/2011 8:52:22 AM PST by goodnesswins (Socialism is organized stupidity. 2nd thought...I think DEMOCRATS are Organized Stupidity.)
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To: quantim

What I would like to see is that panel of experts do the 1500mg limit starting June 1st...and see how many wind up in the hospital by September 1st because of hyponatremia


44 posted on 01/31/2011 9:43:53 AM PST by Bulwinkle (Alec, a.k.a. Daffy Duck)
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To: quantim; Eric Blair 2084; SheLion; Gabz; Hank Kerchief; 383rr; libertarian27; traviskicks; ...
The other half of Americans, of course, can go on eating too much salt...

Nanny State PING!

45 posted on 01/31/2011 9:48:25 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (up)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Back in '08 the UK health officials there started cutting the amount of holes in salt shakers.

Silly Rabbits

46 posted on 01/31/2011 10:01:17 AM PST by libertarian27 (Ingsoc: Department of Life, Department of Liberty, Department of Happiness)
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To: quantim

They’ll pry my salty buttery popcorn from my cold dead fingers.


47 posted on 01/31/2011 10:03:23 AM PST by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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To: quantim

SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!

Leave me the hell alone!

Damn these A$$holes just don’t quit with trying to tell me how to live my life.

I’ll eat a whole damn box of salt if I want to.

Sheesh, what kind of pansy assed country have we turned into when we permit the “advice” and “opinions” of unelected hacks trying to tell us how to live our lives to become newsfeed?

Answer: A neutered one addicted to American Idol like it’s crack.


48 posted on 01/31/2011 10:06:23 AM PST by SZonian (July 27, 2010. Life begins anew.)
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten

We may eat too much salt, but regardless of the validity or lack thereof of the recommendation, where in the Constitution does the federal government derive authority to even make recommendations about people’s dietary practices?


49 posted on 01/31/2011 10:11:03 AM PST by B Knotts (Just another Tenther)
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To: quantim; Eric Blair 2084; SheLion; Gabz; Hank Kerchief; 383rr; libertarian27; traviskicks; ...
I have seen this story ever since I learned to read, an event that coincided with Pearl Harbor.

I do admire the recent (about 25 years) addition of the "harmful to women, children and African Americans." Tragically, they will suffer most from NaCl poisoning.

Next year, when this article is re-run for the 400 millionth time, I suspect that NaCl poisoning will strike at the very vitals of America's Gay and Lesbian population. (NB, although Lesbians are "Gay," they always get their own slot).

The year after that, NaCl poisoning will cut down the transgendered population in its prime. I hope to be off the planet by the time NaCl poisoning is identified as the cause of Autism, or even worse, minority underachievement in public schools.

50 posted on 01/31/2011 10:14:36 AM PST by Kenny Bunk (America might survive Obama. It cannot survive those who vote for him)
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To: quantim

Can you live on that?


51 posted on 01/31/2011 10:52:26 AM PST by ichabod1 (Hail Mary Full of Grace, The Lord Is With Thee...)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I will never eat corn on the cob without salt no matter what they say,and I have high blood preassure.


52 posted on 01/31/2011 10:55:41 AM PST by Mears
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten

I don’t think there are any legitimate doctors or research institutions that would recommend that people restrict salt to 1/2 teaspoon a day. I think I was on that when I was on the Quick Weight Loss Plan, but that ain’t very much salt.


53 posted on 01/31/2011 10:59:17 AM PST by ichabod1 (Hail Mary Full of Grace, The Lord Is With Thee...)
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To: exDemMom

Here’s how that seems to work for me. I LOVE to eat sunflower seeds and much on them daily in the car. Salty? Yes, and they taste great. But if I’ve had too much salt or am dehydrated, they suddenly start to taste TOO salty, WAY too salty. It’s a signal to me that I need to dilute my internal concentration, and so I do.


54 posted on 01/31/2011 11:02:28 AM PST by ichabod1 (Hail Mary Full of Grace, The Lord Is With Thee...)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Thanks for the ping!


55 posted on 01/31/2011 11:16:37 AM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Bravo.

If ashtrays were removed for health, about time we got those damn salt shakers out too.

If this saves the life of just one child, it’ll be worth it.

Viva Nannyia! Nannista Power Rocks! Heil Health.


56 posted on 01/31/2011 11:49:19 AM PST by swarthyguy (KIDS! Deficit, Debt,Taxes! Pfft Lookit the bright side of our legacy -America is almost SmokFrei!)
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To: ichabod1

**Can you live on that?**

Actually, NO ... Salt is one of the main components of stomach acid. Less stomach acid makes digestion less, and will cause for less absorption of vital nutrients from foods eaten. Without salt, you can have MALNUTRITION, even if “well fed”.


57 posted on 01/31/2011 1:16:54 PM PST by gwilhelm56 (NY... Can't afford to Live Here... Can't Afford to LEAVE!!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I quit using salt after I had a minor stroke. When I use it at all, I use sea salt, but it’s MY choice, NOT the government telling me what I have to do.


58 posted on 01/31/2011 3:47:08 PM PST by GeorgiaDawg32 (A well armed lamb will contest the vote)
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To: Kenny Bunk

Headline...

AMERICANS ADVISE GOVERNMENT TO EAT LESS TAX MONEY


59 posted on 01/31/2011 4:34:57 PM PST by Eric Blair 2084 (Beware of the Socialist Government-Academia Grant Junkie-Rich "non-profit"-Liberal Media Complex)
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To: quantim

Google Street View is great for mapping out lamp posts in your general vicinity. Just sayin’.


60 posted on 01/31/2011 5:13:52 PM PST by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/28/08 and why?)
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