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Fleinsuppe t1_j5heqd5 wrote

Reply to comment by MyUsernameIsAwful in Diets with low potassium are associated with kidney injuries and a culprit in cardiovascular disease by giuliomagnifico

Within the past 2-3 year I've salted a handful of meals, just of curiosity - each time confirming to myself that it was unnecessary ^^

Go without long enough and it becomes a mostly unwelcome addition. I once had to throw away 3/4 of a pizza I ordered, every slice was liking swallowing a teaspoon of salt. That was the one time I was unable to eat salty processed food though, otherwise it's perfectly tolerable.

Alternatives to salt, for me, is eating raw onion or chilli. It fills that type of craving. And those 1/100 days when I bother to make a nice salad, I'll add a bit of balsamico, which is hefty on salt I assume.

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jacknifetoaswan t1_j5hnqwc wrote

Except you absolutely need salt in your diet, both the mineral salts (sodium, potassium, magnesium) and the iodine that's a part of table salt. You literally can't live without it.

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cerylidae1552 t1_j5hz75v wrote

All these idiots in here forgetting that your goddamn NERVES need salt. People: if you are tired, sluggish, and have headaches all the time, but you avoid salt like it were poison: THATS WHY. YOU NEED SALT.

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WikiHowWikiHow t1_j5i0vql wrote

this has been happening to me, i barely eat as i’m on stimulants and have heard my whole life “drink more water eat less salt!!!” finally starting to realize that i blast through water everyday without putting any sort of sodium in my system

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SuperNovaEmber t1_j5hnzdm wrote

That's great you confirmed it to yourself. No culinary institute would pass you, but that's the hill you freely die on. Bravo.

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