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Old Tue, May-09-17, 13:56
Blue Ruby Blue Ruby is offline
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Default Salt research I can't understand!

Maybe someone here can figure this out? Bottom line is... We have no idea but it seems to help weight loss and not necessarily cause water retention...? But might make you hungry, not thirsty?

Why everything we know about salt may be wrong, in NY Times:


https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/...m.facebook.com/
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Old Tue, May-09-17, 17:14
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Yeah, Gary Taubes wrote one of the first pieces questioning salt research (or lack thereof) 10 or so years ago.
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Old Wed, May-10-17, 09:34
Bonnie OFS Bonnie OFS is offline
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I'm not sure about the making one hungry part; perhaps it's only when eaten with carbs? For me, more salt helps.
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Old Wed, May-10-17, 10:57
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I've never really thought salt makes me thirsty. When I used to eat potato chips and pretzels, I would, however, find that my mouth would get gritty and that a diet Coke would be just the ticket to wash it all down. But actual thirst? Not really.

I'm a saltaholic. I love salt and left to my own devices will put it on everything except cinnamon-y tasting foods. As far as water retention, I need to keep my salt in balance with potassium and because avocados are the only high potassium food I eat these days, I do supplement potassium to keep things in balance. Also, I only use the pink or grey seal salt. I think the sodium chloride table salt caused edema in me.

All that said, there's no question that I have A LOT less water retention when I don't eat carbs. I suspect if I only ate "normal" amounts of salt, I wouldn't need to supplement potassium.
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