Re: How much salt should you 'eat' per day?

Quote from: BADecker on Today at 06:08:19 AM

If you do a search on "how much salt per day?" ( https://duckduckgo.com/?q=how+much+salt+per+day%3F&ia=web ) you get an answer of 1,500 mg, with a max of 2,300 mg.

This is because more can be harmful to health, especially by raising blood pressure.
https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-education-resources-materials/sodium-your-diet#:~:text=Sodium%20attracts%20water%2C%20and%20a,pressure%20remains%20elevated%20over%20time.

Quote from: BADecker on Today at 06:08:19 AM

But if you do a search on "how much salt is in a saline solution bag?" ( https://duckduckgo.com/?q=how+much+salt+is+in+a+saline+solution+bag%3F&t=ffab&ia=web ) you get 9,000 mg per liter.

In an ambulance or in the hospital, they shove this bag of salt into you easily in a day.

Doctors inject you with this saline solution when they consider that there is a risk of dehydration or electrolyte imbalance in your body. For this reason, they add a higher amount at that precise moment.

Quote from: BADecker on Today at 06:08:19 AM

So why do they say to take a max of only 1,500 mg when you are on your own?

Because more can be harmful to health, especially by raising blood pressure. But this is by habit and in the long term... not by a bag of saline in a moment of illness or accident.

https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-education-resources-materials/sodium-your-diet#:~:text=Sodium%20attracts%20water%2C%20and%20a,pressure%20remains%20elevated%20over%20time.