2:51 PM
maestr0
The first really health conscious decision I made was to cut as much salt as possible out of my diet. I gave up Cheerios and Alpha-Bits, the cereals I had eaten for close to 50 years, because of their high salt content. I learned to treat salt-shakers as if they had skull-and-crossbones on them (poison.)After cutting back my salt intake I now find many prepared foods, especially soups, too salty.I learned early on that salt in the diet leads to hypertension (high blood pressure.) Here’s some recent research on the topic:How Much Salt Is Safe? An increasing body of evidence indicates that we should reduce the amount of salt in our diet. The American Medical Association (AMA), the American Heart Association (AHA), the American Dietetic Association (ADA), and the National Institutes of Health...
