166. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 16, 2007, 2:25 pm PDT

I agree that salt intake increases B/P. Especially for those that suffer of hypertention. But I also believe that salt is very important for human body. Salt is okay in MODERATION. Even GOD mentions that food with out salt does not taste good. God gave us here on this earth all the things that is needful for our body. No matter what we eat and if we over do it yes it will be bad for us. Thank you for reading my comment and for your patience. Nada McMillan

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167. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 16, 2007, 2:34 pm PDT

so it is ok too eat fast foods then ? right?

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168. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 16, 2007, 2:40 pm PDT

I want to just say Thank You for this life saving information about salt. Just like the tobacco industry, the food industry continally look for ways to get us to eat more. As an Afrfican - American male approaching 60 years old, I see this as very important information for everyone.

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169. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 16, 2007, 3:14 pm PDT

thanks for the info on high sodium foods. that will help me a lot because i have hypertension and i most eat everything that is listed in your last paragraph. i'll start getting rid of this stuff right now? thanks again.

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170. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 16, 2007, 3:28 pm PDT

Finding low salt in cookies or cake and bread is harder to do than some things on your list. Even lightly salted nuts have way less sodium usually than the yummie sweets. I am nine years on a very restructed salt diet (1000mg) connected with damage to my inner ear causing many balance problems. One adjusts to the thing, and the inconvenence, and then actually finds salt to be unpleasant. Have Indian food, watch the Italian and dodge the Japanese cuisine..in general.

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171. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 16, 2007, 3:30 pm PDT

If you take away all the salty foods what is left to enjoy

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172. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 16, 2007, 4:12 pm PDT

Please someone, explain the ratio of salt to sodium. Above a statement says "Sodium comprises 40% of salt". I am on a low salt diet and I check the nutritional listings on all cans,pkgs.,etc--but most are too high in sodium. Is there a difference in salt and sodium for purposes of tabulating the salt?

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173. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 16, 2007, 4:40 pm PDT

can this also be written on spanish so I Can share w spanish people. Thankx

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174. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 16, 2007, 6:11 pm PDT

fresh parsley is very effective in reducing water retention it is put into a pitcher with water and the water will have a greenish color drink several times a day

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175. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, May 19, 2007, 3:14 am PDT

I REALLY LOVE THIS ARTICULO, THE KIND INFORMATION IS VERY USELFULL THANK YOU. SARA

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176. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Aug 15, 2007, 1:19 pm PDT

My mom is a total salt addict,but I barely ouch the salt shaker.

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