I think this thread that encourages eating enough salt is one of the most important on these forums. However, I was just reviewing The Art and Science of Low Carb Performance today on the subject of salt and noticed something that does not quite accord with the recommendations on page 1 of this thread.

In the chapter on fluid management (beginning page 79) Phinney and Volek recommend that everyone eating low carb should eat on the order of 5 grams of salt per day. They suggest that most of us get about 3 grams of salt per day from our food and that we should probably supplement with 1-2 grams of salt per day. Knowing that 1 tsp of salt had to be more than 1 gram (I weigh EVERYTHING), I discovered that my tsp of salt weighed between 7 and 8 grams (the scale would not settle). Based on this measurement, I concluded we should be supplementing with roughly 1/8 - 1/4 tsp of salt per day, rather than 1-2 tsps.

Perhaps I'm missing something - can you verify your sources, Nancy? Thanks.