Is there any food you do not like?

[/pine]

I come from a long line of salt eaters. If the food dosen't look like powdered sugar was put on top, it needs more salt.

My grandfather was never on heart meds.
My father (70) has never had a heart med
Me, (40) has never had a heat med.

Genetics...

LoL...
Genetics is also the reason there is so many health issues with purebred dogs...bad joints, short life spans etc., etc...

If you want to learn something eye opening about heart disease and related issues...do some research on the post-mortem studies done on the casualties of the Vietnam war...and the evidence of heart disease and the levels of development in a majority of the cases of those under the age of 20...

 

[MossRoad]

High blood pressure: Sodium may not be the culprit

Over recent years, salt has been labelled as a hypertension-causing monster. A new study asks whether this accusation might be somewhat overblown.

www.medicalnewstoday.com

 

[/pine]

LoL...No different than a gazillion other studies on a gazillion other health topics where study results always have a number of possible conflicts in the findings etc...

hehehe...what's bad for you today will be good for you tomorrow...on common health issue opinions and findings change faster than the climate...er I mean weather...LoL...!

The subject really doesn't matter (TBN is proof) regardless of the brain trust there will always be contrarian opinions and findings...it's just human nature and often for some the truth is hard to swallow...!

It is a a known fact that in some patients with BP issues...eating certain volumes of foods with high concentrations of sodium can/will cause immediate spikes in blood pressure (can even result in strokes and heart attacks)...

 

[Snobdds]

LoL...No different than a gazillion other studies on a gazillion other health topics where study results always have a number of possible conflicts in the findings etc...

hehehe...what's bad for you today will be good for you tomorrow...on common health issue opinions and findings change faster than the climate...er I mean weather...LoL...!

The subject really doesn't matter (TBN is proof) regardless of the brain trust there will always be contrarian opinions and findings...it's just human nature and often for some the truth is hard to swallow...!

It is a a known fact that in some patients with BP issues...eating certain volumes of foods with high concentrations of sodium can/will cause immediate spikes in blood pressure (can even result in strokes and heart attacks)...

Can you find the study where it says the body needs salt to survive?

 

[Snobdds]

Seems more related to obesity than salt intake from what I understand.. and what my Dr. tells me, "lose a few pounds" and I probably won't need any BP meds.

Your doctor is a smart man...

 

[Snobdds]

LoL...
Genetics is also the reason there is so many health issues with purebred dogs...bad joints, short life spans etc., etc...

If you want to learn something eye opening about heart disease and related issues...do some research on the post-mortem studies done on the casualties of the Vietnam war...and the evidence of heart disease and the levels of development in a majority of the cases of those under the age of 20...

We study genetics a lot in my line of work...

Look back two generations on your family tree and you will see your future.

 

[/pine]

What?...no regard for diet and environment ?...two huge factors...

also stereotyping does not really apply...a majority of those with hypertension are not overweight...!

 

[Snobdds]

What?...no regard for diet and environment ?...two huge factors...

also stereotyping does not really apply...a majority of those with hypertension are not overweight...!

Good studies segregate out factors that only serve to skew the data...This is no different.

 

[/pine]

Now you're contradicting yourself...two generations ago both common American diets and the environment were quite different than they are today...

Oh and just google "couldn't survive without some sodium"....

 

[kenmbz]

Yes we need sodium, drink a few gallons of water while running a marathon to prove.
However, each person has different needs, my wife needs cholesterol, while my body, without eating any, produces too much.
Sodium can spike some peoples blood pressure, while others are not affected.
By not sodium loading food, people who are sensitive can be healthier. Just the way it is.

Salt does break down quickly in food, especially if it is warm.
And yes I understand spicing at different times creates a different taste profile, easy to prove with chemistry.

Salt sometimes spikes my BP, sometimes it doesn't. So medical studies on general populations are not very helpful to outliers. Even though the outliers are quite a large portion of the population.

Remember the egg conundrum, are they good for you, bad for you, ends up it's both and you need to adjust your intake of eggs to make them work for you instead of against you.

And I still hate okra!