How much salt should you really be eating?

Natural News: The sodium contained in salt is necessary for our body to function. It helps to ensure that proper nerve transmission, muscle contraction, and other body functions can take place. At the same time, because of how easily salt can add flavour to food, it is easy to eat too much salt.

Salt should not be confused with sodium. Its chemical name is sodium chloride. This implies that salt contains sodium, but that they are not the same. Many manufacturers take part in this confusion by labelling the salt content of their food as sodium on the packaging. This can lead many people to think that they consuming less salt than in reality. Some kinds of food, such as bread and breakfast cereals, are not typically associated with a high salt content, but they may actually contain a lot of hidden salt. You could even be eating hidden salt right now....read more>>>...