Food, Drink & Dining Out Salt

[woopedazz]

Massive difference between the two.

Like what exactly? Is the fact they are both made up of sodium and are bad for you some of these differences? Diamonds and coal are both made up of Carbon substrates, just because they look different doesn't mean they aren't the same. MSG is MADE of sodium just like salt is made of sodium and potassium and sometimes chlorine, here's a thought: Why don't we drink pool water? derp.

 

[BABYBOMBERS2007]

There will always be people who eat salt. I never have used it since I was really young.

 

[Bomber32]

I'm not a great eater of salt and will not go overboard when I do have it.

 

[sgnl00]

Like what exactly? Is the fact they are both made up of sodium and are bad for you some of these differences? Diamonds and coal are both made up of Carbon substrates, just because they look different doesn't mean they aren't the same. MSG is MADE of sodium just like salt is made of sodium and potassium and sometimes chlorine, here's a thought: Why don't we drink pool water? derp.

How about you argue against the point where sodium is necessary for function?

Your analogy with carbon is idiotic, if it is that simple, why can we not easily transform between allotropes? Quick, gather up all the charcoal and we can make oodles of graphene and nanotubes.

Do you really believe MSG = table salt = BAD SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN?

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Salt will always have a future with me

 

[woopedazz]

How about you argue against the point where sodium is necessary for function?

It's a freaking toxin. They measure it when you have blood tests to make sure it isn't too high! How the hell do you need it to function?

 

[DivideandMultiply]

Like what exactly? Is the fact they are both made up of sodium and are bad for you some of these differences? Diamonds and coal are both made up of Carbon substrates, just because they look different doesn't mean they aren't the same. MSG is MADE of sodium just like salt is made of sodium and potassium and sometimes chlorine, here's a thought: Why don't we drink pool water? derp.

Surely a troll?

MSG is not "made" of sodium.

It is a ionic compound formed from sodium and glutamate.

Diamond is an allotrope of carbon formed via covalent bonding into a crystalline lattice. Coal is a mixture, not a compound (diamonds and coal are not the same). Comparing the two ionic compounds to a covalent compound and a mixture is ridiculous.

Saying that sodium chloride and monosodium glutamate have the same effect on humans when ingested because they both contain a sodium cation, is like saying sodium chloride and potassium chloride have the same effect because both contain a chloride anion. Again ridiculous.

 

[DivideandMultiply]

It's a freaking toxin. They measure it when you have blood tests to make sure it isn't too high! How the hell do you need it to function?

Oh sheeeeeeeeeeee-

 

[Brad Goodman]

Salt doesn't have a past with me, let alone a future.

 

[nicky]

Like the food pyramid I'm pretty sure that "salt is bad for you" is turning out to be some 1950s misguided gargle.

Salt in your diet is not bad for you.

http://www.rense.com/general65/salt.htm

 

[Mint Condition]

It's a freaking toxin. They measure it when you have blood tests to make sure it isn't too high! How the hell do you need it to function?

http://curezone.com/foods/salt/vital_functions_of_salt_in_the_b.htm

There are many things the body needs to function properly. Most of which you can have too much of. Even water. Too much salt can contribute to heart problems. Too little can cause a number of problems. The majority of people eat a moderate amount.

 

[_JC_]

It's a freaking toxin. They measure it when you have blood tests to make sure it isn't too high! How the hell do you need it to function?

woopedazz channeling Mantis ITT.

Either that or master trolling.

Oxygen is a toxin, and will kill us if present in to high quantities as well. I'd like to see you argue we don't need it to function.

Everyone has pretty much covered all your fails. Regarding MSG you do realise that it is naturally occurring in some foods, most commonly seaweed. Japanese food uses natural MSG in heaps of food and they are pretty healthy.

 

[Eth]

I love salt. Should never be banned by any food company, ever.

(continues to eat Doritos)

 

[woopedazz]

I sorry. Was trolling

Was pretty depressed after the Crows

 

[THRILLHO]

I sorry. Was trolling

Was pretty depressed after the Crows

No you weren't.



I always add salt when cooking, never at the table. Enhances the flavour of the food.

That sort of salt isnt the problem. The real problem is all the salt in pre-packaged, canned and fast foods.

 

[no31]

Does note bode well for:
Salt & Vingear chips
Plain chips
Salt and Pepper squid
Salt and Pepper the band
Salty dogs (sailors)

 

[Tulip]

Honey, pass the salt...

 

[Grin]

It's a freaking toxin. They measure it when you have blood tests to make sure it isn't too high! How the hell do you need it to function?

Actually we usually measure it to make sure it isn't too low as that could cause irreversible brain damage.
But does that mean the more salt you eat the smarter you are?
Science is yet to answer this question.

Sodium is required for many functions in the body

MSG is found naturally in almost ever food and in fact we and most mammals have taste buds specifically for MSG.

Too much salt can lead to high blood pressure causing vascular damage and ultimately, erectile dysfunction.

 

[woopedazz]

Actually we usually measure it to make sure it isn't too low as that could cause irreversible brain damage.
But does that mean the more salt you eat the smarter you are?
Science is yet to answer this question.

Sodium is required for many functions in the body

MSG is found naturally in almost ever food and in fact we and most mammals have taste buds specifically for MSG.

Too much salt can lead to high blood pressure causing vascular damage and ultimately, erectile dysfunction.

I hereby pass the troll hat in this thread on to Grin. May you be as inept as I was

 

[ssfc0203]

I'm very much a savoury person, love salt. Sweet things you get sick of easily.. a packet of Kettle Chilli Chips goes down easy (before they went extinct ).

Not having enough salt will cause an electrolyte imbalance, which is why if your water intake is too high compared to your sodium (and other electrolyte) intake , you feel horrible. Enter gatorade - almost 10% of your RDI for sodium in a bottle!

I did a year of B. Medical Science (including in/organic chemistry) and its amazing how everything about it is so much more interesting now that I'm not going to be assessed on it.

 

[Rod Stroker]

I think it has more of a future than its forgotten cousin, pepper, who is not spoken about much anymore.

 

[omit]

Don't see why you'd say I'm trolling tbh. MSG has been proven to be toxic and salt is very similar to MSG. Both salt (NaCl) and MSG (Monosodium glutamate or Sodium 2-Aminopentanedioate) are the same toxin when you get down to basics: "Monosodium glutamateis a sodium salt of glutamic acid, a naturally occurring non-essential amino acid. It is used as a food additive and is commonly marketed as a flavour enhancer.

So it's a food additive (I.e. not found naturally in food it has to be added to it) and it's very similar, if not the same, as NaCl and other sodium salts. MSG has been proven time and time again to be toxic to humans and people are probably seeing the similarities it has to salt and cutting back their daily intake of salt as well.

You clearly have zero understanding of what you're talking about.

salt is a toxin yes. But so is everything else, in fact there is nothing that exists which won't kill you if you have it too much of it. Salt is also required for the human body to function

Msg is naturally occurring and has no proven negative affects - deal with it

 

[woopedazz]

What about love omit? Or kisses?

 

[krusden]

I think it has more of a future than its forgotten cousin, pepper, who is not spoken about much anymore.

i solve this problem by using pepperberry rock salt in cooking.

 

[Tulip]

I've bought salt futures.

Fair to say I'm nervous.

I have often feared for the future of NaCl. Nice to see there are others that share my panic.

I've actually gone back to this thread a few times to read these posts.

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