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    Kosher salt is coarse, with craggy crystals making it perfect for brining meat.

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Salt is a dietary mineral that's essential to all animal life on earth. Unfortunately people around the world are eating far too much of it, and it's killing us. How much do you know about this hidden health threat?


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  • 2. 

    Active people may need more salt in their diet than inactive people.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    It’s true. If you’re active or sweat a lot, you may need up to 25% more salt in your diet than someone who sits around and doesn’t sweat.

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  • 3. 

    Rock salt is typically smaller and uniformly shaped.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    Rock salt is large and chunky to be used when deicing roads and when making ice cream. Table salt is typically smaller and uniformly shaped.

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  • 4. 

    You can switch from one salt type to another to cut down on your sodium.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    All salt, no matter what form it comes in or where it comes from, has about the same sodium content when compared ounce for ounce. That means “sea salt” isn’t any better or worse for you than traditional table salt.

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    Why do people need to eat salt?

    • It helps us regulate the fluid balance in our bodies.

    • It gives us energy.

    • Both A and B.

    • None of the above.

    Correct Answer
    A. It helps us regulate the fluid balance in our bodies.
    Explanation
    Table salt is made up of sodium and chloride ions, electrolytes that are dissolved in the fluid outside of cells. Those electrolytes are electrically charged substances and they help maintain the body’s internal environment.

    Here’s how it works. The kidneys filter and reabsorb sodium and then adjust how much sodium and water is expelled from the body to match intake. Sodium also helps our bodies maintain blood volume and pressure.

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  • 6. 

    There are three basic types of salt that people eat. What are they?

    • Sea Salt, Rock Salt and Kosher Salt

    • Fleur de Sel, Flaked Salt and Crystalline Salt.

    • Rock Salt, Table Salt and Sea Salt

    • Unrefined, Refined (Table Salt) and Iodized Salt

    Correct Answer
    A. Unrefined, Refined (Table Salt) and Iodized Salt
    Explanation
    The three basic types are Unrefined, Refined (also called Table Salt) and Iodized Salt.

    Unrefined salt is distinguished by it’s grain, colors and is mixed with minerals. The common form is “sea salt.”

    Refined salt has all the impurities and outside minerals removed. This is what we call table salt.

    Iodized Salt is simply refined salt mixed with a minute amount of potassium iodide, sodium iodide or iodate.

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  • 7. 

    According to an article published in the Lancet in 2007, how many people die worldwide from eating too much salt?

    • 380,000

    • 1,380,000

    • 10,380,000

    • 38,000.000

    Correct Answer
    A. 1,380,000
    Explanation
    Eating too much salt has been linked to high blood pressure, increased risk of heart attack, stroke and impaired blood vessel function. In an analysis published by the Lancet, they estimated that 13.8 million deaths could be prevented over a 10 year period (1,380,000 people per year) if global salt consumption was cut just 15%.

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    How much salt does the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) suggest a healthy adult should consume daily?

    • 1 Teaspoon

    • 2 Teaspoons

    • 1 Tablespoon

    • 2 Tablespoons

    Correct Answer
    A. 1 Teaspoon
    Explanation
    A single teaspoon of salt has about 2,300 milligrams of sodium. That’s just a little less than the maximum 2,400 milligrams of sodium recommended daily. Unfortunately, in 2012 the average American consumed about 3,400 milligrams of sodium daily, over a third more than they should.

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