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Mayor Bloomberg Declares War On ... Salt

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Singer Jimmy Buffett will never find his "lost shaker of salt" in New York City or any other place in the country if Mayor Michael Bloomberg has his way. The mayor is waging a war on salt and he wants food manufacturers and restaurants to join his army … or else.

It's ironic that the war on salt began on the very day the city was spreading tons of it on the streets to fight a snow storm, but in Bloomberg's view there is good salt … and bad salt.

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"I don't think it's that big a deal to look on the label, check the packaging and make the decision for yourself rather than have Bloomberg or whoever mandate what it is people should or shouldn't eat," said Paul Hope of Upper West Side.

"Nanny state. We don't need any more nanny state people can take care of themselves. We don't need the government to take care of us," said Patrick Keenan of Hell's Kitchen.

The city says it doesn't want to eliminate salt in food, just go back to the levels found during the 1970s.

Thomas Frieden, the city's health commissioner, said he wants manufacturers and restaurants to join the war on salt voluntarily. If they don't, the city could pass legislation making it the law.
NYC Mayor Bloomberg Declares War On ... Salt - wcbstv.com


I wonder what's after salt?
 
And people wanted him to run for President? :shock:
 
Well the reason there is so much salt in the food is because you forced the chefs to stop using trans fats! They have to do something to make the food taste good.
 
Very few people NEED to cut back on salt, either due to medical issues, or just plain going nuts with the salt shaker for no good reason. I can remember the fear mongers blaming butter for health issues, then eggs, only to find out later that reasonable consumption of both are not unhealthy.
I have 2 eggs fried in butter nearly every morning, with ham or suasage, and my choleterol numbers are very good. If the numbers were NOT good, I would consider cutting back. Likewise with salt, not that I use much of that anyway, but if I had high blood pressure, I would cut back.
If it don't make you sick, you should be able to consume all you want....
 
Very few people NEED to cut back on salt, either due to medical issues, or just plain going nuts with the salt shaker for no good reason. I can remember the fear mongers blaming butter for health issues, then eggs, only to find out later that reasonable consumption of both are not unhealthy.
I have 2 eggs fried in butter nearly every morning, with ham or suasage, and my choleterol numbers are very good. If the numbers were NOT good, I would consider cutting back. Likewise with salt, not that I use much of that anyway, but if I had high blood pressure, I would cut back.
If it don't make you sick, you should be able to consume all you want....

My wife has LOW blood pressure and mine is on the low end of normal, and we both consume respectable amounts of sodium (the local diet is relatively sodium rich). This is NOT something for Mayor Bloomies to get himself involved with. Each individual should be aware of his/her blood pressure and adjust his/her own diet accordingly.
 
What a hilariously misleading article. By "Mayor Bloomberg Declares War on Salt," they actually mean "City's Health Commissioner Points out that People Eat Way Too Much Damn Salt and Says We Should Cut Back."
 
My wife has LOW blood pressure and mine is on the low end of normal, and we both consume respectable amounts of sodium (the local diet is relatively sodium rich). This is NOT something for Mayor Bloomies to get himself involved with. Each individual should be aware of his/her blood pressure and adjust his/her own diet accordingly.

same here, mine is low, and hers is too low at times. any pain and she tends to pass out on the spot...she scared the crap out of me once doing that... she even went into convulsions just from a pinched nerve while sitting on the bed putting on panty hose. her eyes were wide open. looking right at me, but essentially unconscious. Once I put her on the floor and the nerve got unpinched, she came out of it. Paramedices were there by then, though. Now that we know, it isn't as scary, but fair warning for those whose BP runs very low. Pain drives it lower for some people...
 
same here, mine is low, and hers is too low at times. any pain and she tends to pass out on the spot...she scared the crap out of me once doing that... she even went into convulsions just from a pinched nerve while sitting on the bed putting on panty hose. her eyes were wide open. looking right at me, but essentially unconscious. Once I put her on the floor and the nerve got unpinched, she came out of it. Paramedices were there by then, though. Now that we know, it isn't as scary, but fair warning for those whose BP runs very low. Pain drives it lower for some people...

My doctor tells me that with my exercise regimen, I can basically consume as much as I want (within reason).
 
What a hilariously misleading article. By "Mayor Bloomberg Declares War on Salt," they actually mean "City's Health Commissioner Points out that People Eat Way Too Much Damn Salt and Says We Should Cut Back."

I know 2 people, an older friend, and a grandchild, who tend to use too much but it is because their taste buds are damaged. Both have been on chemo.....
 
I know 2 people, an older friend, and a grandchild, who tend to use too much but it is because their taste buds are damaged. Both have been on chemo.....

Yikes. They had cancer? That sucks.

Everyone has a different tolerance for sodium based on genetics and personal habits. Why can't Mayor Bloomies let people decide for themselves?
 
Yikes. They had cancer? That sucks.

Everyone has a different tolerance for sodium based on genetics and personal habits. Why can't Mayor Bloomies let people decide for themselves?

Again, you're completely missing the point.

Even assuming we're in a world where Bloomberg is an evil dictator who automatically gets whatever he wants, and this is what he's decided, you can still have as much salt as you want.

He's not talking about "taking away" salt. He's talking about getting companies that make prepackaged food to cut some of the salt out of their ****, so that when a poor person eats a 79 cent can of pork and beans, they're not getting 3 times their daily recommended amount of salt.

If all of this happens and the companies cut back on the amount of salt and you're still not happy, guess what you can do? Add some salt.
 
My doctor tells me that with my exercise regimen, I can basically consume as much as I want (within reason).

my exercise regimen starts with frying 2 eggs in butter every morning...:lol:
Ever since Jim? Fixx keeled over while jogging, I have avoided serious exercise...
 
my exercise regimen starts with frying 2 eggs in butter every morning...:lol:
Ever since Jim? Fixx keeled over while jogging, I have avoided serious exercise...

:rofl To each his/her own.

I am a marathoner and triathlete. I swim, ride, run, lift, nearly every day. ;)
 
:rofl To each his/her own.

I am a marathoner and triathlete. I swim, ride, run, lift, nearly every day. ;)

I used to be active, but age has slowed me down. My health must be good, as the doctors never tell me to do anything except lose a little weight. I submit that anyone over 60 who isn't 10-20 pounds "overweight" is probably not as healthy as they think. I have seen height/weight charts that allow for age, and those charts tend to agree with me...
 
I used to be active, but age has slowed me down. My health must be good, as the doctors never tell me to do anything except lose a little weight. I submit that anyone over 60 who isn't 10-20 pounds "overweight" is probably not as healthy as they think. I have seen height/weight charts that allow for age, and those charts tend to agree with me...

Not everyone has to be a competitive athlete to be healthy. I still remember the first time I saw my new doctor after my former doctor went to Japan for study. I went in for my physical, she saw the initial blood work and basic measurements done before the face to face exam. She knew even before I stripped down based on those readings that I was athletic.

Good health is a function of many things. There is a woman where I work who has a great figure, but she is very unhealthy. She gets little exercise, apparently doesn't eat well, and has the highest sick leave rate in our department.
 
What a hilariously misleading article. By "Mayor Bloomberg Declares War on Salt," they actually mean "City's Health Commissioner Points out that People Eat Way Too Much Damn Salt and Says We Should Cut Back."

And if they want to suggestion that we cut back that's fine. My issue is with them apparently stating that if people DON'T then they'll start legislating it.
 
And if they want to suggestion that we cut back that's fine. My issue is with them apparently stating that if people DON'T then they'll start legislating it.

Setting aside the inter-governmental issues involved, what's wrong with a government in general passing legislation restricting the amount of salt permitted in prepackaged foods? The FDA already does essentially the same thing, on a far larger scale.

The only real issue I can see with this is that the City of NY doesn't necessarily have the authority to step in and regulate something that is preempted by the federal government, but I know BBerg's gotten some quality legal advice on the issue, so I'm sure they've thought it through.
 
Well I halfway agree on this issue. On some of the packaged foods we all enjoy, sodium is a "hidden" problem, as people worry more about calories or fat, or carbs. While sodium intake doesn't necessarily lead to weight gain, if overconsumed(like anything else) it is unhealthy and can have negative affects on the cardiovascular system. Its why I shake my head at people who use the Atkins diet, and consume mass amounts of bacon and eggs, and pour salt on all their food, but think they are doing something healthy because they cut out carbs. Sodium is equally dangerous, IMO.

However, the FDA regulates this already and to the point its safe to consume these foods. Thats all they can realistically do, IMO. At some point, people have to be responsible for themselves, otherwise we'll just keep legislating taste and choice right out the window. The problem is people consume too much bad food, which usually contains high amounts of either sugar or sodium.
 
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