Comments on: Making Sense of Salt http://nourishnetwork.com/2010/03/04/making-sense-of-salt/ nourishing body and soul with every bite Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:04:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Lia Huber http://nourishnetwork.com/2010/03/04/making-sense-of-salt/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Lia Huber Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:45:11 +0000 http://nourishnetwork.com/?p=2202#comment-801 And another perspective . . . from Chef's reacting to the proposed legislation to ban the use of salt in NYC restaurants: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/03/11/chefs-proposed-new-york-salt-ban-absurd/. And another perspective . . . from Chef’s reacting to the proposed legislation to ban the use of salt in NYC restaurants: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/03/11/chefs-proposed-new-york-salt-ban-absurd/.

]]> By: Katy http://nourishnetwork.com/2010/03/04/making-sense-of-salt/comment-page-1/#comment-789 Katy Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:07:38 +0000 http://nourishnetwork.com/?p=2202#comment-789 I definitely agree that processed foods and humongous restaurant meals are the culprits when it comes to the massive amount of sodium in the American diet (3,436 mg daily, says the American Heart Association). Given the fact that New England Journal of Medicine research shows that lowering salt intake can reduce the risk of heart disease and heart attack to levels experienced by people who don't smoke and who maintain a healthy weight, regulating sodium may not be a bad idea. Check out this discussion about whether the government should ban salt: http://www.naturalsolutionsmag.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/25/should-the-government-ban-salt/ I definitely agree that processed foods and humongous restaurant meals are the culprits when it comes to the massive amount of sodium in the American diet (3,436 mg daily, says the American Heart Association). Given the fact that New England Journal of Medicine research shows that lowering salt intake can reduce the risk of heart disease and heart attack to levels experienced by people who don’t smoke and who maintain a healthy weight, regulating sodium may not be a bad idea.

Check out this discussion about whether the government should ban salt:
http://www.naturalsolutionsmag.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/25/should-the-government-ban-salt/

]]> By: Alison Ashton http://nourishnetwork.com/2010/03/04/making-sense-of-salt/comment-page-1/#comment-787 Alison Ashton Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:20:55 +0000 http://nourishnetwork.com/?p=2202#comment-787 One of the best things for home cooks can train themselves to do is taste and salt their food as they cook--it's the best lesson they can learn from chefs. Also, the salt question remains a lively debate. Check out this commentary from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/science/23tier.html?scp=2&sq=salt&st=cse. One of the best things for home cooks can train themselves to do is taste and salt their food as they cook–it’s the best lesson they can learn from chefs.

Also, the salt question remains a lively debate. Check out this commentary from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/science/23tier.html?scp=2&sq=salt&st=cse.

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