After reviewing Ray's and Georgi's writings on salt I decided to start tracking it and making a concerted effort to get more, as I've been deficient lately. Some great links below:
More Dietary Salt Increases Urea Synthesis And Energy Requirements
My question is, what exactly is the difference between Salt and just Sodium, and is the high presence of the latter in many foods very detrimental?
Chemically I understand Salt = Na + Cl, while Sodium is just Na.
Adding salt to taste to a nice homecooked meal = good, but having extra sodium in random food eaten out (due to preservatives) = bad.
Is that right? If so, why? And is there any way to mitigate the extra sodium on its own, or re-balance it by supplementing with something else etc?
Sometimes there are just those days when we eat out a bit much...
Thanks for any help and understanding on this.
Salt, energy, metabolic rate, and longevity
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My question is, what exactly is the difference between Salt and just Sodium, and is the high presence of the latter in many foods very detrimental?
Chemically I understand Salt = Na + Cl, while Sodium is just Na.
Adding salt to taste to a nice homecooked meal = good, but having extra sodium in random food eaten out (due to preservatives) = bad.
Is that right? If so, why? And is there any way to mitigate the extra sodium on its own, or re-balance it by supplementing with something else etc?
Sometimes there are just those days when we eat out a bit much...
Thanks for any help and understanding on this.