Today I came across an article by NYMag on whether or not the salt added to restaurant food is killing us.
The answer, despite what their weird salt hit piece says, is no.
With political norms being shaken up around the country, old media publications are doing everything they can to distract you from the ever changing status quo.
Eating at restaurants for most Americans has become more of a luxury than ever. To think peoples’ health as being at risk from eating salty restaurant food is fear mongering at its finest. We’ve got enough to worry about as it is here in the US, what with our government all but selling us off to the highest bidder and food being more expensive than ever just to save boardroom hermits’ pocket cash. The same way we need an overwhelming overhaul to our political system, we also need a re-aligning of our media outlets. Instead of adding something superfluous to our list of deadly factors of life, give us something to hope for.
Focus on the love that we can share with food. The comfort we can conjure among our favorite people, eating food made with love.
To reiterate, salt is not your enemy. The enemies are those that are trying to convince you that the special reservation you made for the once-in-a-month treat should be underlined by anxiety. Over consumption is definitely a problem for a lot of people, but it stems more from heavily processed convenience foods like chips, soda, fast food and the like.
If you’re truly worried about your salt levels, and a doctor hasn’t told you to, drink more water and I guarantee it will help.
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