tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post8158839235577456173..comments2024-02-20T16:22:10.042-05:00Comments on Tuit Nutrition: Book Review: The Salt Fix (and a look at sodium)Amy B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08471580967464668110noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-79988205813293885602021-06-17T20:32:39.486-04:002021-06-17T20:32:39.486-04:00Can a low-salt diet cause hypertension?
Fact-chec...Can a low-salt diet cause hypertension?<br /><br />Fact-check: The reference that DiNicolantonio used to back this up was a single four-day study done in 1980. As we’ve seen, short-term salt reductions often produce temporary effects that dissipate over time. Other researchers say that salt can instead increase total peripheral resistance. Furthermore, total peripheral resistance is only one of the determinants of blood pressure, and careful long-term studies show that reduced sodium diets reduce overall blood pressure (see, for instance, the 2020 meta-analaysis "Effect of dose and duration of reduction in dietary sodium on blood pressure levels: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials" by Huang et al).<br /><br />Does a low-salt diet cause increase insulin and increased insulin resistance?<br /><br />Fact-check: The 2016 paper "Low Salt Diet and Insulin Resistance" by Hyunwoo Oh et al reviewed all studies up through 2015 that examined the impact of reduced sodium on insulin resistance. They noted that studies of a short duration tended to find either no change or an increase in insulin resistance. On the other hand, those lasting longer than four weeks were more likely to find a decrease in insulin resistance. As such, the body’s insulin mechanisms seem to take a few weeks to adapt to a lower-salt diet (which seems to be the case for other biomarkers including blood pressure, as we’ll see below<br /><br />I've spend over a hundred hours fact-checking the many claims in The Salt Fix and I would incite you to check out the results, which I've posted here: https://rebelthoughts.org/fact-checking-the-salt-fix/<br /><br />Take care and stay healthy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17470001184867153099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-743258787202088002019-03-01T12:12:32.740-05:002019-03-01T12:12:32.740-05:00Hi Peter, thanks for reading.
Yes, I'm guilty ...Hi Peter, thanks for reading.<br />Yes, I'm guilty of using "salt" and "sodium" interchangeably. The body needs both nutrients in table salt -- sodium and chloride. You can get sodium and chloride from ANY table salt. As far as I know, the main concern with "normal"/conventional table salt is that might be contaminated with anti-caking agents, bleaching agents, etc. Honestly, for me, personally, this is a non-concern. I just don't care all that much about it. <br /><br />The more expensive "unprocessed" salts, like Celtic grey salt, pink Himalayan salt, etc., typically won't contain any of these, and some of them also contain additional minerals not found in the white processed table salt. (Trace amounts of magnesium, etc. But we are talking *minute* quantities. Some people think this is a selling point -- these extra trace minerals -- but honestly, if you're depending on salt to be the primary source of minerals in your diet [other than sodium], you're in trouble.) <br /><br />In my opinion, the best reason to use some of the fancier salts instead of the usual white crystals/isolated sodium chloride is that they just *taste better.* ;-)<br /><br />But I have to emphasize that I am not a food purist or zealot at all. Some other nutritionist would probably tell me I'm killing myself just using the regular ol' salt shaker at a restaurant. Those people are not my people. ;-)Tuit Nutritionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708859914305178756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-37151531318489881112019-02-28T22:23:48.077-05:002019-02-28T22:23:48.077-05:00Hi Amy,
Great post. Finally starting to see artic...Hi Amy, <br />Great post. Finally starting to see articles in salt's defense but still hard to find in mainstream... I can see that to minimize confusion you interchange sodium and salt. However, table salt seems to not be in favor for some people, and furthermore, different types of salt may also add to the confusion. Could you elaborate on that (table salt vs pink vs celtic etc)? Or, maybe another blog post? :)<br />Cheers, <br />PKPeterhttps://istayinshape.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-20817849733950673082017-12-24T20:53:40.547-05:002017-12-24T20:53:40.547-05:00And thanks for checking out my book! I hope you fi...And thanks for checking out my book! I hope you find it helpful.Tuit Nutritionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708859914305178756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-53417424528621613842017-12-24T20:53:19.693-05:002017-12-24T20:53:19.693-05:00I think the entire site for blogs at DFH has been ...I think the entire site for blogs at DFH has been down for a few days for maintenance. Very irritating! Should be back up soon...I hope.Tuit Nutritionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708859914305178756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-13232121731121528282017-12-24T11:26:50.200-05:002017-12-24T11:26:50.200-05:00Aloha, I love your posts! The link at the bottom h...Aloha, I love your posts! The link at the bottom here, to DFH "lo-sodium cracked up to be" is a 404, link should be to /node/599 ... not a problem though, coz I found other interesting blogs while looking for your salt post there! I just finished reading Dr Bredesen's Alz book and am now reading yours! Thank you. Pohahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690255077903173050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-28530043536061320812017-08-17T11:46:20.748-04:002017-08-17T11:46:20.748-04:00I got some pink himalayan salt and it tasted SOOOO...I got some pink himalayan salt and it tasted SOOOOO good! So now I have a big bag and my own grinder :)WereBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17746779803342657146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-74327473449407648232017-08-16T03:03:47.159-04:002017-08-16T03:03:47.159-04:00good postgood postSmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861221426582027068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-60953502606267051922017-08-15T20:05:01.260-04:002017-08-15T20:05:01.260-04:00I keep hearing about this lately. I've heard t...I keep hearing about this lately. I've heard that stuff like pink himalayan salt or salt flakes are actually good. I don't think I will be scared of salting my steak tomorrow that's for sure ^_^Scout Dawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063090851427348684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-13228057089606570862017-08-15T10:47:58.635-04:002017-08-15T10:47:58.635-04:00Oh, nice. :) And thanks for the shout-out!Oh, nice. :) And thanks for the shout-out!Tuit Nutritionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708859914305178756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-11133401649286094622017-08-14T16:55:13.643-04:002017-08-14T16:55:13.643-04:00Thanks for the typical Amy-style long review! I h...Thanks for the typical Amy-style long review! I haven't been following the salt debate as much as I had the fat debate. I always thought that salt wasn't an issue, but never had a good way to explain it until now. My interpretation of it (more of a rant than anything useful) is up here: http://www.barbellstrategy.com/2017/08/salt-is-new-coconut-oil.htmlMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831045466112647364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-6187063159795042492017-08-13T21:45:28.432-04:002017-08-13T21:45:28.432-04:00From another source this should reduce the confusi...From another source this should reduce the confusion about grams of sodium and grams of sodium chloride. <br /><br />"There is no scientific or physiological support of a restriction of the salt intake. There is no scientific or physiological support for a relationship between salt intake and blood pressure. Sodium is essential and we have to ingest the same amount of sodium that we lose every day to avoid disease and premature death. Any ingested excess of sodium is immediately excreted without changing neither the blood concentration of sodium nor the blood pressure.<br /><br />"Adults<br />Based on a pragmatic evaluation of the available data, a sodium intake of minimum 130 mmol (3 g) per day (7.5 g salt) would be prudent at the population level.<br />The current average sodium intake in the Nordic countries can be estimated at 4-10 grams (170-425 mmol per day, 10-25 g salt)."<br /><br />http://kostkunskap.blogg.se/2013/february/nnr5-salt-proposal-public-comment.htmlGreggatshackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168442564760650271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-63205448585193918982017-08-12T18:45:32.722-04:002017-08-12T18:45:32.722-04:00OK you may delete my reply now (G) just nice to kn...OK you may delete my reply now (G) just nice to know I'm not the only one that does that (or writes some really elegant code that refuses to run/parse because of the typo I can't see)<br /><br />chris cAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-60669312321843220592017-08-10T10:26:07.980-04:002017-08-10T10:26:07.980-04:00Amy - thank you for bringing this topic to light. ...Amy - thank you for bringing this topic to light. No matter how many times I try to discuss this with my boyfriend, he still clings to medical "advice." I'm glad he now has an authority with a different perspective to consult.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01166333779458240078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-53029823223132166752017-08-10T08:10:49.963-04:002017-08-10T08:10:49.963-04:00Please, please, please...do not use "salt&quo...Please, please, please...do not use "salt" and "sodium" interchangeably. " Heany recommends a sodium intake of 3000-5000mg per day." So is that Sodium??? or Salt??? If it is "sodium" that means we need 7,500 to 12,500 mg of "Salt." If that actually represents "Salt" then we need then we need 1,200 - 2,000 mg of "Sodium." While you were doing a "review" so we could get the point that we have been misled and not a prescriptive formula...it still confuses the matter. I heard Dr. DiNicolantonio interviewed on a podcast and both he and the host did the same thing...it became very confusing. I think we are all capable of understanding the difference and the significance of that difference. I look to science writers for that distinction...leave the confusion to the morning news soundbites. Thank you...I do appreciate your writing. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18021238050815653367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-61144506120343307622017-08-09T19:16:46.060-04:002017-08-09T19:16:46.060-04:00Love it. Trying to get my copy from Brazil. We hav...Love it. Trying to get my copy from Brazil. We have little content about that in Portuguese . your site is wonderful!Guilhermehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564993245236716638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-9133007546743208742017-08-09T13:58:56.457-04:002017-08-09T13:58:56.457-04:00GOOD GOD, thank you for letting me know.GOOD GOD, thank you for letting me know.Tuit Nutritionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708859914305178756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-23562795048602598212017-08-09T13:39:51.956-04:002017-08-09T13:39:51.956-04:00Ummm . . . I hate to say this but have you run a s...Ummm . . . I hate to say this but have you run a spellchecker over your blog header? It makes you look like a bit of a tit hahahahaha<br /><br />chris c The Typo King there's always one more that I didn't spot hiding in plain sight no matter how many I DID spotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com