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[-] caboose2006@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago
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[-] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 7 points 2 months ago

While this uses potassium chloride to cut down on sodium, does a mix of sodium chloride and MSG have the same effect? MSG has sodium, but it looks like not much per unit weight.

[-] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago

I'm guessing no? You're probably still using around the same amount of sodium.

Some studies have shown that reducing sodium salt intake by replacing it with potassium can help reduce blood pressure, so that's why this exists (or at least why it has some credibility).

Of course, I am not a doctor, so take this all with a grain of salt 😅.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah, I’ve been looking into this for that exact reason. It does seem medically beneficial to replace an appreciable portion of your sodium with potassium, for those of us with high blood pressure.

However I don’t really see the point of this. Maybe there are some people who add a lot of salt to stuff, but I believe most of us consume excess sodium through processed and restaurant food. Added salt is not enough of overall sodium intake to matter. It’s much more important to watch the sodium content in your food choices, notably eat less processed food

[-] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If your doctor asks you to reduce salt intake to 50% and everything you eat you make yourself, the equation is simple - use this product.

If you get most of your salt intake from restaurant and processed foods... this will only make a minor improvement.

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[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Good product for when you're on furosemide, bad product for spironolactone.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

As someone who naturally craves lots of salt spiro was rough. About 5 years of constant cravings for a level of salt most people around me couldn’t handle

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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 2 months ago

So... is it just half full? Or is just it mostly chloride? 🤔

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[-] addictedtochaos@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

is the sodium interchanged with sugar? i would be dissapointed if not, its the least they can do

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[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

could be rock salt too, ie mix with other minerals

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