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Salt: Are you getting Enough? (More Sodium & Health)

Joseph Everett - WIL · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Nutrition & diet science

What it is

Joseph Everett argues, drawing on the book The Salt Fix, that most people benefit from more rather than less salt, and reviews studies on sodium, potassium and blood pressure.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters use it as a source of study references suggesting standard low-salt advice may be too restrictive.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “This video has some references to studies backing this”

    Gives studies backing the salt-to-potassium proportion.

    mtgx, 2018-10 · Recommendation · in “A bone-marrow transplant treated a patient’s leukemia – and his schizophrenia”

  2. “This what I’ve learned video discusses salt and recommended standard sale amount might be too low”

    Suggests recommended salt amounts might be too low.

    balaji1, 2022-12 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Does sweet sensitivity go down with age?”

  3. “He has 3 more salt videos, if you're intrigued.”

    Part of a series arguing you probably need more salt.

    lylejantzi3rd, 2025-01 · Recommendation · in “Kirin demos "electric salt spoon" at CES”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: sodium, potassium, blood pressure, nutrition, the salt fix

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