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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
Why is it that almost all canned food in the grocery store has a high salt content, unless you buy the "no salt added" or the "low sodium" versions? I thought that, if they can make the same product with less salt, they were just adding the salt to improve the taste.
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Salt is an appetite stimulant. It "encourages your body" to want more food.
Also, be sure to check the "added sugar" row on the nutrients. Most vegetables and fruit have sugar naturally in reasonable levels (American Diabetes Association recommends fruit in diabetics diet). However, they often ADD more refined sugar of various forms to get you to buy more. When a CEO of a major food producer was asked if he knew he was killing people, his response was, "not my fault, I simply supply what sells best"... ahem...