57. Low Salt Diet

A study has been carried out on rats to find out if a high salt diet increases sensitivity to salt, and they were compared with rats fed on a diet of normal salt levels.

The ones fed on a high salt diet developed more salt receptors on the taste buds. This meant that they had to maintain a high salt diet in order to get the desired ‘kick’. So salt is addictive. Well fast food companies have known that for years.

But the important thing is, it is reversable. You have to wean yourself off high salt foods, and in theory you will develop fewer salt receptors.

Too much salt can cause hypertension, high blood pressure, heart disease, exercise induced asthma, stomach cancer, cataracts, and osteoporosis.