Sodium Cut-backs

Recent studies show that if we cut back on a half of teaspoon of salt, we could save $26 BILLION in Health Care. The normal human consumes about 2300 mg of sodium, which is about a teaspoon of salt. But usually people eat more, like a teaspoon and a half.

Some companies are already taking the lead. Subway is cutting back majorily on putting salt on their subs, etc.

What's your guys' opinion?

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I thinks its a great idea! We could all cut back on salt

Where there is light, there is always darkness.

What's so great about salt any way ;D

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I disagree personally, however, financially, good idea. But, people can just buy extra table salt, y'know. I've no problem dumping extra salt on a burger, or a panini. BLASPHEMY. I'm a fan of salt.

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This is a result of the National Sodium Reduction Initiative, a state and local government effort to reduce American salt intake by up to 20%. Sodium cutbacks are all well and good, but should not be imposed by authorities, in law or not. Once it becomes fairly widespread, the legal step will be next--another little way in which personal freedoms would be infringed upon. Corporations, businesses, individuals: they all have the right to decide what to manufacture, what to sell, what to eat. If regulation is to come, let it not be from the FDA looking over the industry's shoulder, but from the taking of industrial responsibility for personal heart health.

Of course, there's the argument that companies only care about making money, not the welfare of their consumers. Thousands dying of high blood pressure and heart attacks can lead to limited neglect, lawsuits, and dare I say, less consumers.

I believe it's really an American mindset that needs to change.

Catch my drift.

@Lim: True, they[companies] should take a little initiative on this. It would strengthen tryst from consumers. I personally don't always believe the "cold heartless corporation" idea. It depends on the commodity they are producing.

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True companies want welth, but also true that they want to provide the best service.

And about salt, I really don't care.

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Well, eating lots of salt increases your chance for a heart attack, and kidney stones, which can be excrusiatingly painful for men.>.<

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@Ici: I believe the Sodium leads to higher blood pressure.

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my mom is near death because of 1 thing, salt, shez a salt fanatic and beacause of that, shez gonna hav a stroke. if she stops, ther wil definately be some saved money o-o and i am staying on current events, just 2 make ur lives miserable @ram & syed

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@Shadow: Well, that's a shame. Some things have sodium in them naturally, though. She should just avoid adding salt. Adding salt is the #1 cause for excess sodium intake.

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And that's a rather immature reason to stay here and kill the Forum, isn't it?

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Their should be a sodium limit on fods/drinks...

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Meh.

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i waz nvr gonna leave in da first place, n salt iz liek alcohol for her, and in a few years ill probly hav diabeedies o-o like 7/8 of my salt comes from packaged foods.

I put the fun in dysfunctional.

The perfect moment; Shall the U.S become communist and give you limits to so and so?

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ahem! [the WORST moment] o-o

I put the fun in dysfunctional.

Then don't eat the packaged foods...

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Americans are fat. XD

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Fatness has nothing to do with it, and plus, that was a bit stereotypical.:P

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