overexaggerated claims

I always have kosher salt around the house because I use it for my neti. On the rare occasion that I add salt to food (really, is there anyone these days not getting ENOUGH salt? Possible I suppose but amazingly difficult.) I use that because it's what I have lying around. I remember a quote from Julia Child saying she didn't get the attraction of all the different kinds of salts available as she couldn't taste the difference once it was added into food. I can see that there are trace elements. Do we actually ingest enough of these to make any difference from the few sprinkles of salt added to most food?

But I have to say that my problem with the whole "natural" food and supplement industry is the outrageous claims made. Fresh vegetables do taste better. Anyone who has eaten on or near a farm and had the fresh stuff surely could tell the difference. Nutrients are indeed lost in cooking and processing. Why not stick to claims that are believable and provable? But instead too many claims are outlandish and fantastic.

Houndentenor

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