Do you think salt is important?

Answer 1

Eating some salt is essential to health, but eating too much can raise your blood pressure, which increases the risk of serious conditions such as stroke and heart disease.
Salt also helps the preserving process by killing bacteria that might cause food poisoning. This is why foods like bacon (a preserved meat) and cheese (preserved milk) contain so much salt. The salt keeps the bugs at bay which means we can keep food longer.
Salt also helps to digest foods and turn them into living tissues; the salt we eat is easily absorbed into the bloodstream. Certain glands take salt from the blood and convert it to hydrochloric acid which forms part of our digestive juices and aids in the breaking-down of proteins. Sodium helps to transmit the nerve impulses which contract the muscles.

Answer 2

I love salt. But, I'm careful not to eat too much.
Yes it is very important. Otherwise a lot of our foods would be blah. Especially McDonalds french fries! ooooooooooh. That sounds soooooo good right now!

Answer 3

My Husband thinks it is real important he double salts every thing I cook.

Answer 4

Very important. I wouldn't be able to eat much if it weren't for salt.

Answer 5

It adds spice and makes a great preservative. Yes it is important.

Answer 6

Yes it is... just use common sense... "grain of salt" so to speak.

Answer 7

Yes I would have not made it to work last week without it. Very icy here.

Answer 8

no , salt is in everything dont add it

Answer 9

without salt would there be pepper ?

Answer 10

yes, but it's one of those things, if you use too much you ruin the meal, but if you don't use enough the food tastes like it's missing something