Salt

[Shotokan-kez]

Just out of sheer interest...is salt bad for your heart? I eat chips every day out of my chip pan and then put loads of salt on...is that really bad or does much more mean a danger?

Kez xx

[cathal]

Salt in of itself is not bad. Just like when you start taking in too much is when it becomes bad. The upper level intake of salt is 5.8 grams for an adult. So don't go over that amount.

[TigerDude]

Salt is only bad of you have another medical condition, especially high blood pressure.

[glockmeister]

Too much salt will cause you lots of health problems, not enough and a person can die. It's essential, salt. Yet we get more than adequate amounts of sodium from foods we eat. Yet so many people salt and salt and salt, increasing their likelihood of an assortment of heart probs, stroke, high blood pressure, etc.

Eating very salty chips everyday is bad for you. Yes.

[Orion]

Eating them everyday is bad, and thats without the salt!!!!!

This sort of weather you need some salt.

[lordtariel]

All things in moderation. There are other things to worry about in chips than salt, like saturated and trans fats. Not a big deal to eat a few chips with lunch or dinner, but I'd watch out for big bowls every day.

[Shotokan-kez]

lol oops thats told me!! I have very high metabolism and burn fat easily, i am quite thin, would this help? I like salt but i have seen people add it to mash potato and such like and on roast dinners...personally i think doing that ruins the real taste of the dinner...just the chip thing i need to sort out lol.

Kez xx

[Aodhan]

lol oops thats told me!! I have very high metabolism and burn fat easily, i am quite thin, would this help? I like salt but i have seen people add it to mash potato and such like and on roast dinners...personally i think doing that ruins the real taste of the dinner...just the chip thing i need to sort out lol.

Kez xx

If you like chips that much, make your own. Just slice the spuds however you like, bake them in the oven. Much better than the fried kind, and you can put whatever you like on them. (I like Mrs. Dash fake butter sprinkles, yummy.)

I'm assuming you are talking about the British "chips", which we American's call fries.

Aodhan

[Venuswarrior]

I think people should try to wean themselves off of salt slowly. Food in it's natural state contains sodium you don't need to add salt. I used to add salt to my food when I was a teenager and stopped. After a while with a clean diet you begin to taste the natural flavor of foods and you will not miss it. If you cannot go cold turkey, try looking for reduced salt products. They are popping out everywhere. You can find reduced salt chips even. Just my opinion.

Venuswarrior

[TigerDude]

The "salt is bad for you" thing is a myth. There is no scientific reason for salt reduction in otherwise healthy people.

Here is a good writeup on it.

http://www.junkscience.com/jan01/saltwars.htm