We spoke to a nutritionist to find out if the famous pink salt is good for your health or if it’s just a myth.
People have been coming for years swapping refined common salt for the famous pink Himalayan salt, with the promise that the latter is good for health, regulates blood sugar and body acidity, as well as aiding respiratory and cardiovascular health. But, it’s all true?
In reality, all these claims have no scientific basis and, depending on what we take into consideration, pink salt can be even worse than common salt. “By analyzing the amount of sodium, we can observe that in 1 g of table salt contains 381 mg of sodium🇧🇷 is at 1 g of pink salt, 368 mg🇧🇷 In other words, irrelevant! Furthermore, the difference in nutrients is negligibleand since pink salt ends up being used in larger quantities, it has the opposite effect of being healthier,” explains nutritionist Ingrid Krichinak.
The sodium present in the composition of the salt is associated with various health problems, such as kidney stones, high blood pressure, cardiovascular problems, among others. And “trendy salt” doesn’t have lower-than-usual levels, so it can cause the same kinds of complications for our bodies.
The nutritionist attributes the success of Himalayan pink salt to a fad and warns of another problem: the price you will pay for it, as it costs three times as much as refined salt🇧🇷 “It doesn’t have any good cost advantages,” he says.
The big difference between one type and another is that pink salt contains other minerals that give it that pink color, such as iron though, these minerals are not significant and do not cause major changes to our health🇧🇷 Therefore, since the recommendation of the WHO (World Health Organization) is to consume the maximum of 5 grams of salt per day (a teaspoon), we must respect it both when we consume table salt and when we consume Himalayan salt.
There are some elements in this trendy salt, which are abrasive and unassimilable by human body, such as inorganic silica, which is harmful to our health.
Furthermore, warns the nutritionist, “this is a salt that does not contain iodine, so it is risky for health, because iodized salt serves precisely to combat goiter (increase in the volume of the thyroid gland). And we don’t have sources of iodine in our food, so it ends up being through table salt that we get this important source of iodine,” he says.
Another important point to consider is that there is an alarming number of counterfeit pink saltthere are various content on portals and websites that teach how to identify if this salt is real or if it has been dyed to pass for Himalayan salt. The counterfeit product usually has a stronger color and does not have the same moisture as the original.🇧🇷
“It is necessary to be attentive also to this problem of impurities, there is no way for us to know where they got that salt from. Therefore, If you’re looking to increase your vitamin and mineral intake and improve your health, start with the basics: Eat more fruits and vegetables”, advises Ingrid.
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Ben Stock is a lifestyle journalist and author at Gossipify. He writes about topics such as health, wellness, travel, food and home decor. He provides practical advice and inspiration to improve well-being, keeps readers up to date with latest lifestyle news and trends, known for his engaging writing style, in-depth analysis and unique perspectives.
