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Chefs Call Proposed New York Salt Ban 'Absurd'

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All I can say is, WTF!

Some New York City chefs and restaurant owners are taking aim at a bill introduced in the New York Legislature that, if passed, would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking.

"No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any form in the preparation of any food for consumption by customers of such restaurant, including food prepared to be consumed on the premises of such restaurant or off of such premises," the bill, A. 10129, states in part.

The legislation, which Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, D-Brooklyn, introduced on March 5, would fine restaurants $1,000 for each violation.
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FOXNews.com - Chefs Call Proposed New York Salt Ban 'Absurd'
 
I can understand wanting a healthy population, but this is going over the top. There are many recipes that require salt.
 
Restricting salt is not useful for the majority of people with hypertension anyways.

Only about one-third of hypertension patients are sensitive to salt and have been found to have low levels of the kidney hormone renin, which regulates blood pressure. In these people, reducing salt intake raises levels of renin. So some, but not drastic, salt restriction may improve control of hypertension in these patients.

However, for the remaining majority of people struggling with hypertension who are not salt-sensitive and actually have high renin levels, restricting salt intake has the opposite effect and may cause blood pressure levels to become even more elevated. Unfortunately, after decades of research, there is still no good way to check for sodium (salt) sensitivity, but certain groups - blacks, the elderly, and the obese - are those most likely to be salt sensitive.
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Hypertension
 
You know, salt is actually a NECESSARY substance for human beings!!! Why should those of us who make responsible eating decisions have to suffer due to the stupidity of those who can't control themselves at McDonald's?
 
It is absurd, more nanny GUBMINT crap.....
He should stay home if he doesn't want salt......:roll:
 
They should start focusing on grocery items - not restaurant businesses.

We don't go out to eat very often so what they put in their foods doesn't affect us. However, I cook two meals every day during the week and three on the weekends.

There are a lot of items on the shelves that are ridiculously high in sodium - such as all Chef Boyardee products - even when my husband is away on a mission I don't feed to my children to spare me some cooking time in the kitchen because of what's in it - no one (especially not children) need 700 mg of sodium per cup of food consumed.

However, instead of trying to ban it - I just avoid it since I don't feel it should be in anyone's diet around here.

It's called personal accountability - or parental accountability. What we/I/they eat is my responsibility to ensure meets my standards - no one else should be doing that on my behalf, even if I was a scummy parent, I'm still the parent and responsible adult.
 
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I think we need to follow the money trail since this is absurd on the face of it.

We have heard there has been a major push to limit sugar in soft drinks and remove them from schools Now it's salt in NY.

Who profits from these two things?

Ever have to buy a salt or sugar substitute?

The prices are astronomical compared to the real thing.

Oh by the way one day in the not too distant your medical records and all you purchases will connected and if you are say 20# over weight you may find you are denied some items at the grocery store unless you enter the SS number of someone in your home who is under weight or an target, because big brother knows best you dumb ass.

I know sounds out there but have you paying attention to the rise of the NANNY STATE mentality.
 
Salt substitutes are very high in potassium and definitely not safe for some people.
 
I didn't even know there was such a thing as a salt substitute.

Substitutes might not "be" the real thing - but that doesn't mean they're ideal to consume in equal quantities. Since they're relatively new they're relatively poorly researched and so I feel quite leery of such things.

All in the name of people indulging and eating things they shouldn't be eating anyway.
 
Councilman said:
I think we need to follow the money trail since this is absurd on the face of it.

We have heard there has been a major push to limit sugar in soft drinks and remove them from schools Now it's salt in NY.
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I don't mind removing high-sugar soft drinks from public schools, but that is a far cry from this idiotic salt-ban proposal.
 
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I didn't even know there was such a thing as a salt substitute.

Substitutes might not "be" the real thing - but that doesn't mean they're ideal to consume in equal quantities. Since they're relatively new they're relatively poorly researched and so I feel quite leery of such things.

All in the name of people indulging and eating things they shouldn't be eating anyway.
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salt substitute AlsoSalt
 
1) My guess is that Felix Ortiz has never cooked in his life.
2) My guess is that the bill has no chance whatsoever of passing.
 
When that tyrant Bloomberg banned trans fats, I was one of the ones arguing it would be a slippery slope and specifically mentioned "what next? Salt"?


To which the tranny fat banners said I was being extreme and unreasonable, and that no way would something like a salt ban ever happen...

Same with a soda tax...


And look where we are today. :ssst:
 
Hmm - interesting.

I wonder how reactive it is in comparison to real salt in the means of certain foods - like baking (salt is pared with baking powder to rise dough, etc)
 
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Aunt Spiker said:
Hmm - interesting.

I wonder how reactive it is in comparison to real salt in the means of certain foods - like baking (salt is pared with baking soda to rise dough, etc)
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Well, I know for risen doughs - salt is absolutely required or else things taste like sawdust. Breads, baked goods, even pizza doughs without salt taste like garbage and adding in baking soda as a salt substitute in risen products would be catastrophic.
 
Hah *knee slap* I always get soda and powder confused, even when I'm cooking. Salt needs baking powder to rise dough - not baking soda.

I look at salt like I look at sugar - it's quantity that counts and if you make everything from scratch you know exactly what went into it.

I swear, sometimes I think the industrialization leg of the women's rights movement was the worst thing that happened to everyone's fat, lazy, boxed dinners asses. Ever since then more and more people haven't had time to cook - and food comes pre-prepped in a can.
 
Aunt Spiker said:
Hah *knee slap* I always get soda and powder confused, even when I'm cooking. Salt needs baking powder to rise dough - not baking soda.

I look at salt like I look at sugar - it's quantity that counts and if you make everything from scratch you know exactly what went into it.

I swear, sometimes I think the industrialization leg of the women's rights movement was the worst thing that happened to everyone's fat, lazy, boxed dinners asses. Ever since then more and more people haven't had time to cook - and food comes pre-prepped in a can.
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That is one thing I love about living in Taiwan. There are plenty of healthy options available without having to cook at home if you don't have the time... The US is generally pretty bad about this.
 
The do-gooders strike again! They know what's best for you!

We have this problem in Kansas, too. Liberals and religious conservatives constantly drafting legislation and making laws "because they are good for you".

We recently had the smoking ban fight, raising the age level for driver's licenses, selling beer on sundays, etc. More and more rules. Leave people the hell alone already.

Here's what bugs the hell out of me.

OK, so smoking is now banned in public places...except state-owned casinos. Why is that? BS. Why do state owned casinos get a pass?

DL age is raised to 17...in a state where many farm kids need a DL at 14 so they can help on the farm (I had one). But no legislation requiring the elderly to get their eyes checked more often or take driver's tests. Why? Because old people vote. BS

I'm sick and tired of the do-gooders on both sides constantly making laws because they know better than we do. But the laws always end up being hypocritical based off interest groups, money and voting blocks.
 
ludahai said:
That is one thing I love about living in Taiwan. There are plenty of healthy options available without having to cook at home if you don't have the time... The US is generally pretty bad about this.
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Not really. We have far more choices, but we can eat healthy if we so choose any time.
 
If salt is ban, then watch the New York restaurant industry melt like the butter that they can no longer use (too much salt) in a hot pan.

This is like banning hammers from construction workers, or tools that calculate from mathematicians, not only is is unreasonable but it is also a direct punch in History's kidney, as these items are traditional for these occupations.

Ban salt 100 years ago and half of the US population would starve to death.
 
Arch Enemy said:
If salt is ban, then watch the New York restaurant industry melt like the butter that they can no longer use (too much salt) in a hot pan.

This is like banning hammers from construction workers, or tools that calculate from mathematicians, not only is is unreasonable but it is also a direct punch in History's kidney, as these items are traditional for these occupations.

Ban salt 100 years ago and half of the US population would starve to death.
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we call those things...... calculators :ssst:



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Felix Ortiz is an idiot.
 
Hmmmmm, here is a photo of Assemblyman Ortiz, the one introducing this most excellent legislation. Do I note a pot belly on the notable Mr Ortiz?

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