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Two things to add:
1)Get well soon! I'm glad you got to the hospital in time.

2)Not to go against the grain here, but for a lot of people salt is what makes life worth living. For several years prior to his passing, my dad suffered through bland meal after bland meal until his failure to eat became an issue. I spoke to a specialist who informed me that "cut back on salt" was one leg of the physicians holy trinity; "stop smoking" and "lose weight" being the other two. He went on to say that unless you have a family history of blood pressure issues or severe kidney issues, that salt was not likely to be a contributing factor to any health problems outside the 2-3% of the population that has a genetic disorder that makes it difficult to process salt. These individuals are almost entirely of African American descent.

So if salt is important to your taste buds, ask your doctor directly. The doctor I spoke to said that is was such a long held belief in most people that salt is bad for you that it was easier to agree with them than to try and educate them. He said from a biological process perspective, the human body was designed to process salt more than anything else. It's basically the most important mineral in our bodies.

As far as fat goes though, Pags had some really good ideas. A little salt, if your doctor agrees, can make some low fat BBQ worth eating.
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