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Enigma
Greetings,
I think this is a needed and natural offshoot of the meal planning thread. To answer Mr. L_t's comment on the necessity of salt...Yes, salt IS needed for healthy body function but the problem arises, as with a lot of food, that too much of a good thing isn't good.
While I'm not aware (yet) that I suffer from high blood pressure (hypertension), those that do are advised keep their salt intake to a lower level or risk exacerbating their condition.
Nutrition is a massive and ever increasing field. Food companies have been urged and in some cased legislated to produce food that is considered, according to the latest accepted research, healthier. One of the reasons we are seeing nutrition labeling on food is to help the consumer make educated choices WRT what they eat.
One can argue that they don't want the government telling them what is healthy for them but how is the average consumer to know unless they have some source of information?
I have observed that our diet is a bit different when we're aboard as compared to our dirt living and I don't think we're exceptional in that respect. Fewer fresher ingredients, probably more fats (more BBQ) and more alcohol (not personally) and larger servings (due to all that fresh air) seem to be the order of the day. Comments?
I think this is a needed and natural offshoot of the meal planning thread. To answer Mr. L_t's comment on the necessity of salt...Yes, salt IS needed for healthy body function but the problem arises, as with a lot of food, that too much of a good thing isn't good.
While I'm not aware (yet) that I suffer from high blood pressure (hypertension), those that do are advised keep their salt intake to a lower level or risk exacerbating their condition.
Nutrition is a massive and ever increasing field. Food companies have been urged and in some cased legislated to produce food that is considered, according to the latest accepted research, healthier. One of the reasons we are seeing nutrition labeling on food is to help the consumer make educated choices WRT what they eat.
One can argue that they don't want the government telling them what is healthy for them but how is the average consumer to know unless they have some source of information?
I have observed that our diet is a bit different when we're aboard as compared to our dirt living and I don't think we're exceptional in that respect. Fewer fresher ingredients, probably more fats (more BBQ) and more alcohol (not personally) and larger servings (due to all that fresh air) seem to be the order of the day. Comments?