Re: Sodium Homeostasis
J. Moore (j#d#.moore@canrem.com)
Tue, 14 Nov 95 16:56:00 -0500
JM>Given the ubiquity of sodium, it would indeed be extremely
JM>difficult to have an absolutely no-salt diet.
IB> I should have said "no added salt". Could we still get
IB> enough salt from food. I'd guess we'd have to eat more flesh.
This was answered: yes, we could get enough from food without
deliberately added salt, and no, we would not have to eat meat to
get enough salt, although eating meat (or drinking milk) gets you
more salt than purely vegetable and fruit diets.
JM>or crave salt -- quite the opposite. On the other hand, animals
JM>such as humans, sheep, rats, rabbits -- and indeed most all
JM>terrestrial non-carnivores (Carnivores get plenty of salt from meat)
JM>-- have evolved in environments in which this salt appetite was a
JM>crucial need, and consequently they typically exhibit such an appetite.
IB> THis part seems unsupported. Where did we find this "salt
IB> appetite was a crucial need."??
I gave you a ref -- if 600+ pages of experimental data is
"unsupported", screw you.
IB> About 20 years ago during some camping trip I lived on
IB> canned vegetables for a week (and they had no added salt).
IB> When I came home I had one taste of my mother's cooking
IB> and I almost threw up-- nothing but salt. But then everyone
IB> else insisted that it did not have too much salt, just
IB> regular as always. So in 1 week had already adjusted to
IB> practically no salt. I wonder how low one can go. That's all.
You were not getting "practically no salt", you were not adding
salt. BTW, 20 years ago it was virtually impossible to find any
canned vegetables without large amounts of sodium. It's still
difficult today, although a few brands do so.
JM> >B) There are a number of hormones involved in the regulation of
JM> >sodium regulation -- both salt appetite and sodium retention and
IB> It's not like insulin. Besides, even if it were, we'd still
IB> need to know what triggers these hormones. No go.
IB> Regards, Mark
I gave you a ref -- if 600+ pages of experimental data is
"unsupported", screw you.
Jim Moore (j#d#.moore@canrem.com)
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