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"Salt is salt" - meaning that Salt is a combination of the mineral sodium and another ingredient. What we call Table Salt is actually a combination of sodium and chlorine to form sodium chloride (NaCl). When we speak of salt, we often use the terms sodium and salt interchangably. It is the sodium that we are most concerned with because Americans often eat 2 to 3 times (or more) as much as our bodies need to function well. Therefore, we are actually overdosing on sodium and this leads to many health problems.

Regarding the reader's comment, there is not much difference between table salt, sea salt, and kosher salt in terms of use and sodium content. Refined salt often has iodine added to it, therefore it is called "Iodized Salt". Iodine is added to prevent thyroid problems such as goiter in certain regions that lack iodine in the soil. Sea salt and Kosher salt have slightly less milligrams of sodium per measure and the granules are larger. According to Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org), "Chefs often prefer kosher salt because its texture allows the chef to pinch a larger quantity of salt and evenly sprinkle the flakes on food".

The bottom line is that no matter what type of salt is used, any added salt should be managed. The SalTrax system easily helps you keep track of sodium / salt intake