Question:
Salt not clean eating?
Okay, I have heard that salted anything is not clean eating...so I really don't consume a lot of salt.
I was told that canned chicken wasn't clean as is deli meat/turkey.
I looked at my can of chicken and my can of tuna (which we all know is a must for bodybuilders) and was surprised to see that my can of chicken breast had 50mg LESS than my can of Albacore tuna. Has anyone else noticed this too? So now I don't see the harm in eating my can of chicken breast...less sodium and no lead risk.
Any thoughts on this subject??
I don't percieve salt as a problem in a normal diet. I do not add salt to anything however I do not get too stressed if a marinade, tuna, chicken or whatever has sodium in it. I figure that I sweat so much during all my workouts that the extra salt is needed to replenish my body. I do know that on days when I have a particularly low-sodium intake I cramp easier.
But someone has probably read a study or something that will make this clearer for you :o This is just my thoughts :)
Bump to this - there is usually nothing 'wrong' with having some sodium unless you:
1. have specific health conditions (eg: you have a heart condition or kidney condition)
2. have salt sensitive hypertension (about 15-25 % of people)
3. you are gettin up on stage in the next week or so
The problem people see with water retention is when they alter their salt intake acutely, especially if they are on REALLY low salt diets to begin with. So their bodies are so used to retaining all the salt they eat (to keep their blood sodium levels normal) - that any small increase in dietary salt results in then then retaining the salt they eat... and along with this they retain mucho-extra water too... and this then = puffer-fish-ness. :p
Anyway - for most people salt is actually USEFUL when dieting - especially if you are doing a lot of cardio (you sweat your salt out).. It is linked with helping to maintain hydration, blood pressure and, surprisingly enough, energy levels (among other things)...
I refuse to worry about my salt intake as I worry about everything else. Seriously though, the way most of us eat, salt intake should not be a problem. I stay away from fast food and usually eating out in general, so eating a can of tuna is nothing compared to eating fast food. I think some sodium is necessary in the diet.
exactly - sure, don't go adding salt to everything you eat, but trying to remove all your dietary salt without any real reason is not necessary - especially for 'weight loss'!
The official recommendation about sodium for the population is no more than 3000 mg by day. Thats for the population in general. Because we know that people ate way to much salt. As a nutritionsit I recommend 2000mg. To reach that, just limit the salt you put by yourself on food. Unless you have heath problem, the sodium found naturally in food is fine . Just make you your daily intake is not more than 2000mg. More than that make you bloated
I am so happy to hear all of this! I was thinking, "I don't want to give up..."
I also thought the same thing about sweating out the sodium anyway and your body does need some sodium to function right...just like carbs/fat/pro.
The reason I had brought this up is while reading the latest Oxygen magazine, a question was in there about eating pretzels and if there were a substitute with the same crunch/salt...the response was that salt isn't clean eating. When I read that I was thinking Huh?
Thank you for the responses. I will continue to eat how I've been eating
~well, I still need to clean up about 10%...getting there ;)
When I was a kid, we never ate prepared foods (might have gotten a pizza or meatball sandwich once a month, very rarely ate anything from a box) - and mom never added salt to the foods. We didn't even have a salt shaker on the table... when I hit puberty and became more active one summer, I started getting terrible leg and abdominal cramps - from too little sodium.
But that's really hard to do these days, unless you shop 100% organic - since even plain frozen fish and chicken have salt added.
i just don`t add salt to food because i don`t really like salty food.. i like spicy food though..so you say salt is good for ya.. well.. i add salt only in my pwo shake.. look it up.. ;)
I do tend to like my foods a bit on the salty side, so I use salt substitute.
Most subs tastes like crap, but there is this one brand that is amazing and comes in a butter and garlic flavor.
The butter one is my favorite - especially since I kill 2 birds with one stone on that one!
I don't add salt to any of my foods (unless I'm cooking a homemade soup). I don't like the tast of overly salted foods.
it just makes u retain more water... that's why ppl dont like to add it do their diets
I salt my food, but then my blood pressure is kind of squirrely. If I didn't eat salt, I'd pass out upon standing. As it is, I still get lightheaded sometimes, or my vision goes black and I get a headache. But then, most people aren't like that, so don't copy me!
I salt my food, but then my blood pressure is kind of squirrely. If I didn't eat salt, I'd pass out upon standing. As it is, I still get lightheaded sometimes, or my vision goes black and I get a headache. But then, most people aren't like that, so don't copy me! I get like that too! I think for me it has to do with my low blood pressure. Never thought about a possible lack of salt...hmmm
A diet with high salt intake could lead to High blood pressure. That's a reason to be aware of how much of it you eat.
Okay, I have heard that salted anything is not clean eating...so I really don't consume a lot of salt.
I was told that canned chicken wasn't clean as is deli meat/turkey.
I looked at my can of chicken and my can of tuna (which we all know is a must for bodybuilders) and was surprised to see that my can of chicken breast had 50mg LESS than my can of Albacore tuna. Has anyone else noticed this too? So now I don't see the harm in eating my can of chicken breast...less sodium and no lead risk.
Any thoughts on this subject?? I wouldn't worry about a little salt... it's the donuts, cookies, and Mcdonalds that would be a problem :D
Okay, I have heard that salted anything is not clean eating...so I really don't consume a lot of salt.
I was told that canned chicken wasn't clean as is deli meat/turkey.
I looked at my can of chicken and my can of tuna (which we all know is a must for bodybuilders) and was surprised to see that my can of chicken breast had 50mg LESS than my can of Albacore tuna. Has anyone else noticed this too? So now I don't see the harm in eating my can of chicken breast...less sodium and no lead risk.
Any thoughts on this subject??
Answer:
I don't percieve salt as a problem in a normal diet. I do not add salt to anything however I do not get too stressed if a marinade, tuna, chicken or whatever has sodium in it. I figure that I sweat so much during all my workouts that the extra salt is needed to replenish my body. I do know that on days when I have a particularly low-sodium intake I cramp easier.
But someone has probably read a study or something that will make this clearer for you :o This is just my thoughts :)
Answer:
Bump to this - there is usually nothing 'wrong' with having some sodium unless you:
1. have specific health conditions (eg: you have a heart condition or kidney condition)
2. have salt sensitive hypertension (about 15-25 % of people)
3. you are gettin up on stage in the next week or so
The problem people see with water retention is when they alter their salt intake acutely, especially if they are on REALLY low salt diets to begin with. So their bodies are so used to retaining all the salt they eat (to keep their blood sodium levels normal) - that any small increase in dietary salt results in then then retaining the salt they eat... and along with this they retain mucho-extra water too... and this then = puffer-fish-ness. :p
Anyway - for most people salt is actually USEFUL when dieting - especially if you are doing a lot of cardio (you sweat your salt out).. It is linked with helping to maintain hydration, blood pressure and, surprisingly enough, energy levels (among other things)...
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I refuse to worry about my salt intake as I worry about everything else. Seriously though, the way most of us eat, salt intake should not be a problem. I stay away from fast food and usually eating out in general, so eating a can of tuna is nothing compared to eating fast food. I think some sodium is necessary in the diet.
Answer:
exactly - sure, don't go adding salt to everything you eat, but trying to remove all your dietary salt without any real reason is not necessary - especially for 'weight loss'!
Answer:
The official recommendation about sodium for the population is no more than 3000 mg by day. Thats for the population in general. Because we know that people ate way to much salt. As a nutritionsit I recommend 2000mg. To reach that, just limit the salt you put by yourself on food. Unless you have heath problem, the sodium found naturally in food is fine . Just make you your daily intake is not more than 2000mg. More than that make you bloated
Answer:
I am so happy to hear all of this! I was thinking, "I don't want to give up..."
I also thought the same thing about sweating out the sodium anyway and your body does need some sodium to function right...just like carbs/fat/pro.
The reason I had brought this up is while reading the latest Oxygen magazine, a question was in there about eating pretzels and if there were a substitute with the same crunch/salt...the response was that salt isn't clean eating. When I read that I was thinking Huh?
Thank you for the responses. I will continue to eat how I've been eating
~well, I still need to clean up about 10%...getting there ;)
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When I was a kid, we never ate prepared foods (might have gotten a pizza or meatball sandwich once a month, very rarely ate anything from a box) - and mom never added salt to the foods. We didn't even have a salt shaker on the table... when I hit puberty and became more active one summer, I started getting terrible leg and abdominal cramps - from too little sodium.
But that's really hard to do these days, unless you shop 100% organic - since even plain frozen fish and chicken have salt added.
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i just don`t add salt to food because i don`t really like salty food.. i like spicy food though..so you say salt is good for ya.. well.. i add salt only in my pwo shake.. look it up.. ;)
Answer:
I do tend to like my foods a bit on the salty side, so I use salt substitute.
Most subs tastes like crap, but there is this one brand that is amazing and comes in a butter and garlic flavor.
The butter one is my favorite - especially since I kill 2 birds with one stone on that one!
Answer:
I don't add salt to any of my foods (unless I'm cooking a homemade soup). I don't like the tast of overly salted foods.
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it just makes u retain more water... that's why ppl dont like to add it do their diets
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I salt my food, but then my blood pressure is kind of squirrely. If I didn't eat salt, I'd pass out upon standing. As it is, I still get lightheaded sometimes, or my vision goes black and I get a headache. But then, most people aren't like that, so don't copy me!
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I salt my food, but then my blood pressure is kind of squirrely. If I didn't eat salt, I'd pass out upon standing. As it is, I still get lightheaded sometimes, or my vision goes black and I get a headache. But then, most people aren't like that, so don't copy me! I get like that too! I think for me it has to do with my low blood pressure. Never thought about a possible lack of salt...hmmm
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A diet with high salt intake could lead to High blood pressure. That's a reason to be aware of how much of it you eat.
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Okay, I have heard that salted anything is not clean eating...so I really don't consume a lot of salt.
I was told that canned chicken wasn't clean as is deli meat/turkey.
I looked at my can of chicken and my can of tuna (which we all know is a must for bodybuilders) and was surprised to see that my can of chicken breast had 50mg LESS than my can of Albacore tuna. Has anyone else noticed this too? So now I don't see the harm in eating my can of chicken breast...less sodium and no lead risk.
Any thoughts on this subject?? I wouldn't worry about a little salt... it's the donuts, cookies, and Mcdonalds that would be a problem :D