Salt

[Shotokan-kez]

Hehe yes aodhan our 'chips' are your fries, i think you would say our 'crisps' are your chips lol

Kez xx

[getawaytkd]

almost all packaged foods contain high amounts of salt, does large amounts of salt cause high blood pressure?

[patusai]

too much of anything is no good...from what I hear. I have a chop suey recipe that is a sodium bomb pretty much. Everything in moderation...so I hear

[TigerDude]

Large amounts of salt does not cause high blood preessure.

Large amnounts of salt may kill you if you have high blood pressure.

As said before, all things in moderation.

[getawaytkd]

so what does high amounts of salt realyl do to you?

[patusai]

so what does high amounts of salt realyl do to you?

Makes you thirsty I think and it causes retention of water I think....I guess I have to start laying off the Chop Suey or, God forbid cutting back on the soy sauce

[Shotokan-kez]

Yeah when you go in macdonalds and buy a meal it comes with a drink because of the salt content on the fries. I think thats why the staff put so much salt on them so people are more inclined to spend more and buy the meal. Salt does make you very thirsty.

[getawaytkd]

i meant, health issues?

[Aodhan]

It's a known risk factor for heart disease (Causes hypertension through fluid retention), and people with impaired kidney functions cannot excrete enough salt. (Young infants/children and the elderly, mostly).

It's been theorized but not proven that it is a contributing factor in osteoporosis, asthma and a few other common maladies, but nothing has been substantiated yet.

Aodhan

[getawaytkd]

ok thanks