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Article: Salt at fault: think twice before picking up that shaker!(YOUR ENERGY)
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- December 1, 2007
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PICTURE THIS: You're at a local diner with your friends, and the server has just brought you a cheeseburger and fries. You reach for the salt and sprinkle some on both foods to add a little flavor. Yum!
There's no question that a sprinkling of salt can make many foods taste better. But hold on before you cover your meal in the stuff. Too much salt can be harmful, particularly as you get older.
What Is Salt?
Common table salt is formed by a combination of the elements sodium and chloride. This happens naturally in seawater and underground rock. Sodium is in your blood too; it helps maintain the balance of ...