For the average person, taking a sensible approach to salt consumption as part of a balanced diet is all that is needed. But what about the football player who’s dripping with sweat after 90 minutes, the runner training for a … Continue reading
Salt is essential for many of our bodily functions and every cell in our body requires it to survive. It helps with fluid balance, blood pressure management and the nervous system. One of the many myths surrounding salt consumption is … Continue reading
When it comes to salt and your health, there are a lot of rumours. So we’re here to debunk the myths so that you can take a sensible approach to your salt consumption, based on facts. Salt is bad for … Continue reading
Researchers from the Wageningen University in the Netherlands have found that thinking in black and white terms when it comes to food, (i.e thinking as food as either good or bad) can partly explain why attempts to control food intake … Continue reading
Perhaps the most controversial issue relating to salt in recent years has been the question of salt levels in human diets. The mineral is an essential element in human biology. Every human cell contains salt, adding up to around 250g … Continue reading
The current recommended daily allowance for salt as stipulated by the Food Standards Agency, has not been changed for almost 20 years. When the guidelines were reviewed in 2003, the available evidence was scrutinised but no drastically new conclusions were … Continue reading
You’ve heard of Bikram yoga, yoga in high temperatures to promote flexibility and detoxification. Well now there’s salty yoga, a form of yoga that takes place in a salt chamber. Salty yoga takes the curative powers of salt, which can … Continue reading
People tend to consume about the same amount of sodium no matter where they live, and this amount hasn’t changed much over time. In fact, it’s estimated that 95% of the world’s population eat roughly the same amount of salt. … Continue reading
A new study has found that a high sodium diet can protect the skin. Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Germany have found that sodium accumulates in the skin and tissue in humans and mice to help control infection. They concluded … Continue reading
In a recent health study, researchers at the Emory University found that salt intake did not increase the risk of cardiovascular disease or heart failure among older adults without prior cardiovascular problems. Published in Jama Internal medicine, the study sampled … Continue reading
