Salt: good to eat?

The popular topic nowadays and in fact it’s been lingering around for many years now is the amount of salt people consume. It is not enough to cut down on salt when cooking because even so, people are consuming way too much salt from all the processed foods that contain a large amount of salt. Restaurants also use a large amount of salt and implementations might be required to decrease the amount that they are allowed to use. This takes us back to the notion of responsibility. Is it ultimately the individual or the society that needs to take responsibility? More often than not, it is both and the interaction between them that can deliver success to our countries’ health.

A thought just came to mind, that instead of reducing the salt intake, would it be easier if people consume that the same and just exercise. The research that I have done on sodium shows that people who exercise and sweat more would need to increase their sodium intake. There should be a right balance between choosing the foods we eat and maintaining our health. We want to promote health but is it the right way to go about that telling people to reduce their salt intake? Is there not a simpler way that doesn’t require people to cut back? The answer is not always what people want to hear. If everyone was able to participate in physical activity and maintain good health by still eating the foods they eat, it would be a perfect world. We should not just look at the negative sides of health and look for a way to make it positive.

Link: http://www.healthzone.ca/health/dietfitness/article/752848--canadians-eat-50-percent-too-much-salt