Salt Isn’t Doing What We Thought

An entertaining article in The New York Times explains that, according to studies on Russian Cosmonauts, a high salt diet makes us hungry, not thirsty. Salt also helps us burn fat and produce our own water, thereby also increasing urine output, just like camels in the desert.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/health/salt-health-effects.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share

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