Salt...Sodium...Chlorine... Was: Re: Pritikin Article

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Hi JR:

Are we talking at cross purposes here? Perhaps you understand the

following, but just in case ................

Table salt is sodium chloride, NaCl, a compound made up of one atom

sodium and one atom chlorine. Na (sodium) and Cl (chlorine).

My suggestion was that, since you keep saying you need extra SODIUM,

but never seem to mention the CHLORINE, perhaps you could get the

sodium, if that truly is what you need, using a different compound

that contains sodium atoms but something else IN PLACE OF the

chlorine atom.

I have observed before that many known carcinogens have chlorine

atoms in their molecular structure. Perhaps this is just

coincidence, perhaps it isn't. I don't know. But it is the possible

carcinogenicity of Cl that is my principal reason for avoiding extra

salt, since I have never had any signs of a blood pressure problem.

A study in Japan showed an excellent correlation between varying

levels of salt consumption and varying levels of stomach cancer in

different regions of Japan where salt consumption varies considerably

according to local culinary traditions. This suggests salt may,

possibly, cause stomach cancer, and it may be the Cl rather than the

Na that is causing it. This possibility is reinforced by the fact

that since refridgeration was introduced, and as a result the use of

salt for food preservation greatly diminished, the incidence of

stomach cancer has also diminished in countries where refridgeration

is widely available.

I am sure off the top of his head Tony could recite a long list of

sodium compounds that are not toxic, contain no chlorine atoms and

which might serve your purpose if it is truly just the sodium you

need.

But there is also an essential nutritive requirement for small

amounts of Cl. So perhaps NaCl (table salt) is the only satisfactory

answer. I don't know.

I am not making a recommendation here. Just raising an issue about

whether it might be possible for you to satisfy your apparent need

for additional sodium while avoiding the chlorine atoms contained in

table salt.

Rodney.

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