oldcoot
Senior Cook
Today's paper had an article stating nutritionists had determined we consume too much salt, which can lead to hypertension (high blood pressure). It recommended "not more than a teaspoonful per day".
For starters, a few years ago the "experts" determined that salt had little effect on hypertension.
Now, how would one determine whether the amount of salt consumed constituted a "teaspoonful"? I suppose one could shake the salt from a shaker and figure out how many shakes equalled a teasponnful. But if you change shakers, then what? And how about the salt in cooked foods? Bacon or ham, for example?
If one follows the recommendations of TV chefs, salt is added, frequently multiple times, to prepared dishes. How much is then included in a single serving?
Gosh, this really worries me!
For starters, a few years ago the "experts" determined that salt had little effect on hypertension.
Now, how would one determine whether the amount of salt consumed constituted a "teaspoonful"? I suppose one could shake the salt from a shaker and figure out how many shakes equalled a teasponnful. But if you change shakers, then what? And how about the salt in cooked foods? Bacon or ham, for example?
If one follows the recommendations of TV chefs, salt is added, frequently multiple times, to prepared dishes. How much is then included in a single serving?
Gosh, this really worries me!
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