Medicine & TechnologyA laureate professor in nutrition and dietetics compiled studies to show that too much salt increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, and stroke, contrary to a recent claim by an online article.
The oldest documented record of salt being used as a commodity is found in the remains of the Maya civilization, in a 2,500-year-old mural in Calakmul, Mexico.
Pink salts, particularly Himalayan pink salt, have become increasingly popular since 2009 due to numerous health claims such as lower levels of iodine and improving sleep. Australian researchers analyzed various pink salt samples revealing its real contents.
Climate change has detrimental impacts to the environment and salt marshes are its new target. Know more about how increasing sea levels affect the world's vital salt marshes.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning about the salt content found in packaged and processed food, saying that food producers are knowingly and dangerously ignoring the long-standing salt content guidelines.
Both sugar and salt have gotten bad publicity over the years as far as healthy diet is concerned. Sugary food consumption has been linked to diabetes and obesity, while excessive intake of salt and salty foods has been associated with cardiovascular illnesses, particularly high blood pressure. However, a recent study puts sugar in a worse light as it claims that sugar may increase blood pressure more than salt does.