What Happens When You Quit Salt?
Should you be on a low sodium diet? What actually happens to your body and brain when you reduce salt?
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Written by: Tharsan Kana and Mitchell Moffit
Edited by: Luka Šarlija
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References/Further Reading:
1. https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1975316,00.html
2. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/4/4/e004549.full
3. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-body-regulates-salt-levels
4. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.122.17952
5. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-body-regulates-salt-levels
6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7122060/
7. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2105675
8. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/salt-and-sodium/#:~:text=It%20flavors%20food%20and%20is,balance%20of%20water%20and%20minerals.
9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507777/
10. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470386/
11. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4470176/
12. https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-education-resources-materials/sodium-your-diet#:~:text=However%2C%20most%20Americans%20eat%20too,1%20teaspoon%20of%20table%20salt!
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221116133837.htm
https://academic.oup.com/cardiovascres/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cvr/cvac160/6806206?login=false
https://teachmephysiology.com/biochemistry/electrolytes/sodium-regulation/#:~:text=Approximately%20180L%20of%20fluid%20is,order%20to%20regulate%20sodium%20balance.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/does-a-low-salt-diet-really-improve-your-health
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160521071410.htm
@Bald1_Bas1cs
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
I used to be addicted to salt until I found out it can damage your kidney so I quitted eating salt.
@FatAlbert-444
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
If you have something too salty it will taste bad and you won’t be able to handle it
@no-one-qd1li
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
i eat a table spoon of salt every morning ….and if you dring more water you will dilute and flush water…..salt is not the problem
@paulheinz2145
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
Maybe look into studies which clearly associated low salt and increased mortality. Actually there are several studies state low sodium is not, as in not recommended for otherwise healthy and not for elderly. Of coarse these are studies from the 21st century as opposed to your references which are from the last century.
@thanasis_k
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
salt is perfect for health.. 5gr per day is totally OK! cut sugar and refined carbohydrates instead..
@Quran_eee
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
I drink water with salt everyday.
@MaestroStefanoPetrini
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
I never eat salt in my life
@AlanNguyenMD
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
congrats, you are ruining many people lives with your stupidity of demonizing salt
@rohanmaghade
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
According to a Harvard study, our hunter gatherer ancestors used to consume 16 times more potassium than sodium. Sodium intake was very negligible.
@ptptpt123
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
Salt and hypertension myth has been debunked hahahaha. Even my medical books say cause of hypertension is unknown (it's not salt). Its doctor's dogma based on bad science.
@mihirichathurikaamarasingh7396
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
Man! You are handsome! It’s hard to concentrate.
@WhoopDePoopDeScoop
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
You can't quit salt. Not only is it impossible, but it's bad for you
@JinyuDong-vu3uu
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
I DIDNT EAT SALT FOR MORE THAN A MONTH, I HAVE NO SIDE EFFECT AT ALL.
@shawnc318
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
I use redmonds salt no problem
@danielmckee6471
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
Here’s a fun fact… If you cut carbohydrates completely out of your diet you can consume quadruple the recommended daily dose of salt in your blood pressure will not go up nor will you have excess fluid retention
@designerheiner7471
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
Sodium is life. Check out Dr. James DiNicolantonio or David Brownstein, MD. Of course everything in moderation but 1,5gr is way too little.
@photomaker4502
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
This video completely contradicts what Dr Jason Fung or Dr Dinicolantonio said about salt.
@weedpot100
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
My mom filled with fluid after lowering salt
@consciousriverfilms
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
Of course, this video makes NO MENTION OF EXCESS PROCESSED CARBOHYDRATE CONSUMPTION RAISING BLOOD PRESSURE by water moving osmotically from cells to blood (dehydrating cells in the same way water moves to a higher concentration of sodium in the blood) to dilute glucose levels in the blood and push the excess (toxic) glucose out via urine. It's one of the body's primary functions … to remove excess glucose from our blood (into cells of we're not insulin resistant; into into urine, as much as it can; then into fat in the form of triglycerides if we ARE insulin resistant and consuming more than our kidneys can filter excrete into urine).
@C.K.Productions
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
I had to get a potassium infusion. It was horribly painful. I had high lactid acid and low potassium. This was from medications.
@rajajain9673
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
Have vegetables and fruits all have natural salts nth to worry all leaf vegetables have high natural salts
Nth to worry body will make natural salt whiel having healthy vegetables and fruits in every day diet
@EternalBliss-z3d
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
Your video is behind time, salt is way of life, our body is similar to sea water salt content. Medium to high salt is way better than low or no salt diet.
@anonymous-dk3um
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
Even in my 20s bringing sodium down to 1500mg/day caused a miraculous change in mood and weight. Im confused though, because even videos like this dont describe my experience.
@naythanyel777
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
Not sure why this video is being attacked. Salt is definitely a problem processed foods are filled with it. The average person is not eating unprocessed food.
@FloridaHammer
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
Salt is good for you. Carbs, sugar, seed oils, and processed food are not.
@lordbuckley6140
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
This video confuses a salt-free diet with a sodium-free diet. Salt is not the only source of sodium. It occurs naturally in vegetables. You could eat zero salt and still get enough sodium by eating reasonable amounts of vegetables that are relatively high in sodium. Boiled beet greens have 347 mg per cup. The same amount of chard has 313 mg. Broccoli: 64 mg. A cup of diced celery has 136.5 mg. For most people, 500 mg a day is plenty.
@omnimetric84
October 25, 2024 at 12:27 am
Sodium intake is only dangerous for those who have not learned that eating processed carbs creates systemic inflammation. I’m living proof that salt intake is not only safe but crucial for those who have dumped the processed carbs.
I put salt on almost everything and my BP is normal and I’m now off a all meds.
Dump carbs, not salt.