Low salt diets could allow iodine-deficiency diseases to re-emerge
Salt has been used for thousands of years to flavor & preserve food BUT reliance on fast food, biscuits and tinned goods, with their hidden salt content, has created for us a high salt diet and with it an alarming rise in cardiovascular disease. Reducing our salt intake, by working with food industry and educating…
Is artisanal salt healthier than commercial salt?
Guest blogger, Henry Ko, health services researcher with SingHealth, Singapore, provides a personal commentary on issues raised by Mark Bitterman's book on salt: “Salted: A manifesto on the world’s most essential mineral, with recipes”. As a healthcare researcher with both professional and recreational interests in food, nutrition, and cooking, I was drawn to a book…