Salt in Daily Diet

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Actually they may very well have been consuming more salt than you'd expect given the lack of what we'd consider "processed" foods back then.. but salt is a preservative, and in the days before electricity thus refrigeration were widely available, most animal meats were cured with salt so they wouldn't go bad.

I would think though, that if your diet is not already excessively high in sodium, craving salt or salty foods is probably a good indicator that your body needs more.

Good point that salt ages ago was more of a preservative whereas now, it's much more a taste factor, even to induce the palate to want more of the food..for both salty /savoury food and sweet food, where salt is added abit to enhance sweeteness.

Yes, salt was a treasured ages ago like Oak reminded us.

Already based on what I eat daily, probably enough salt already. We have this wonderful blue cheese that is aging strong..and seems to becoming saltier as the weeks march on. So salty, that one can only have slice of a fingertip sliver size to enjoy.

My mother was diagnosed for hypertension 15 yrs. ago and since then, her home cooking has severely cut down on salt/sodium. She was instructed by her doctor and also takes medication.