Do you know how much salt you should be eating? And if I tell you it’s less than 5 grams a day, do you know how much that is? Ruth Alexander explores the wonder of salt and why chefs think their job would be pointless without it and why the impact it’s having on the food might surprise you. Professor Paul Breslin tells us about the “magical” chemical reaction happening on your tongue when you eat salt, and why your brain responds to that. We hear about what eating too much salt can do to you from an expert in Australia, as well as a mother in Kazakhstan who cut out salt almost completely – in a country which has one of the highest consumptions in the world. If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk Presented by Ruth Alexander Produced by Hannah Bewley (Image: A chef sprinkles salt on a pan of food. Credit: BBC)
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Do you ever wonder if you're eating too much salt?
It's a billion people globally actually have high blood pressure and the first line of treatment is actually to reduce your salt.
And have you ever tried to cut down?
The next day, when we started the new diet, we said, it's disgusting, really.
My parents, my siblings, their families, they think we are really crazy.
This is the food chain from the BBC World Service with me, Ruth Alexander, and this week we're finding out what happens when you eat salt.
The sodium ions go from the pretzel into the cells and make a spark.
It's kind of an amazing thing.
Wow.
It's like my tongue is alive.