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DevinCauley-Towns t1_j93uf46 wrote

When it comes to nutrition there are general guidelines that are useful for most people. I like Michael Pollan’s advice:

> Eat (real) food. Not too much. Mostly plants.

Though no 1 diet is ideal for everyone and listening to your body can certainly help with this. I prefer to eat lower carb, which leads to my body retaining less water and by extension less salt with it. Additionally, I run & weight lift regularly which also increases my salt demands.

This means I need to intake more salt to keep my levels balanced and avoid fatigue or headaches. I eat very little processed food, so unless I’m going out of my way to add salt I’m not likely to get much in me just by consuming the food as is.

You may be more salt sensitive and thus reducing your salt intake may be the right choice for you, but not necessarily everyone else.

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DevinCauley-Towns t1_j93r4wt wrote

Do you have a pre-existing health condition or family history that would make you at higher risk of heart issues related to sodium intake? If not, then your sodium intake may not matter much.

> # Low Salt Intake May Not Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease or Death

> There is some evidence showing that high salt intake may be associated with an increased risk of certain conditions like stomach cancer or high blood pressure.

> Despite this, there are several studies showing that a reduced-salt diet may not actually decrease the risk of heart disease or death.

> A large 2011 review made up of seven studies found that salt reduction had no effect on the risk of heart disease or death (16Trusted Source).

> Another review with over 7,000 participants showed that reduced salt intake did not affect the risk of death and had only a weak association with the risk of heart disease (17Trusted Source).

> However, the effect of salt on the risk of heart disease and death may vary for certain groups.

> For example, one large study showed that a low-salt diet was associated with a reduced risk of death but only in overweight individuals (18Trusted Source).

> Meanwhile, another study actually found that a low-salt diet increased the risk of death by 159% in those with heart failure (19Trusted Source).

> Clearly, further research is needed to determine how decreasing salt intake may affect different populations.

> But it’s safe to say that reducing salt intake does not automatically decrease the risk of heart disease or death for everyone.

Edit: Salt and sugar are very different things. One is an addictive compound that provides no nutritional value beyond pure energy and the other is a non-caloric essential micronutrient necessary to sustain basic bodily functions and required in higher amounts for optimal performance, especially for athletes.

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DevinCauley-Towns t1_j93ooeb wrote

Using enough salt (and other seasonings) on foods, especially meat, and giving it sufficient time to soak in is a huge game changer. Simply putting some salt & pepper on your chicken breast and letting it sit in your fridge for 2-24hrs ahead of cooking will make a MASSIVE difference in how it tastes.

Edit: This applies moreso for even larger cuts of meat that require more salt and more time to fully absorb.

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Alternative-Sea-6238 t1_j93khx3 wrote

We used to get Hello Fresh but found the quality control became abysmal. Started off with an occasional ingredient missing which I can understand happening from time to time. After a year or so it got to the point that nearly 1 in 3 boxes came with multiple missing ingredients. Last recipe was some salmon and broccoli dish with spices to add flavour. 2/3 spices were missing and so was the broccoli!

Stopped after that fiasco.

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Amity83 t1_j93j149 wrote

We used it for many years and finally stopped last fall. We were always impressed by the produce quality, but something fell off hard last year. We finally had to cancel because it got so bad. It’s a shame we really enjoyed it for a long time.

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jakeman8888 OP t1_j93g8iz wrote

This is something I’ve considered as an extension of this is the track their offers and compare them to determine which offers the best discount. Since they offer return discounts and stuff it seems you can just bounce deal to deal and eat cheap $$$

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