There is a diversity kind of salt: table salt, sea salt, fine grained, rock salt, garlic salt and others. More than two-thirds of our planet is covered with salty seawater, and during the history salt has played an essential position in economics, politics, and diet. In the past, the Roman Empire rewarded soldiers in salt, originating the term “Worth his weight in salt”. Everyone likes to consume food with some salt, and also it is necessary to our bodies, but we have to realize that overdosing on this famous flavor enhancer can influence negative on our health. Salt helps to maintain the water content in blood, balances blood’s acids and bases, and is necessary for the movement of electrical charges in the nerves that move our muscles. Anyway, if we consume it in big quantity, this can lead to high blood pressure and heart disease. Additionally, a diet high in salt content is frequently connected with obesity. Experts recommend a diet containing no more than 2.4 grams of sodium per day. Michelle Obama has declared that they have to limit salt in her campaign against fatness, and some manufactures has gotten on the bandwagon, declaring cuts in sodium levels in their processed foods. Nowadays, the salt commerce is coming back. Cargil, one of the largest producers of salt, has hired food luminary Alton Brown to stump for sodium. There are messages that advice us to reduce the amount of sodium in our diets, and some doctors mention the evils of sodium, special diet schedule, low-sodium and sodium-free food. In spite of this, the average American consumes too much sodium. For people who would like to reduce salt consumption, either because they just wish to be healthier or because they are trying to manage their high blood pressure, there are some easy tips that help out you to begin: look for hidden sodium, because many products contain large amount of hidden sodium; don’t be salt; think texture, not salt; “salt” water, don’t add salt to the boiling water you are using to cook pasta or blanch vegetables.