I’m trying to make weight for a Strongman competition in October, so I got this calorie-counter app. It helps me make sure that I’m cutting weight in a reasonable manner, so that I’ll hit the target weight without losing muscle.
For some reason, it is insanely concerned with sodium. If I eat a tortilla, it warns that this is a high sodium choice. If I eat a can of beans, it warns about the sodium.
But tequila on a Saturday night? Good job, buddy! What a responsible decision!
El tequila blanco.
The app plainly doesn't understand that you need sodium or the Sodium/Potassium pump that lets your neurons, particularly in your brain, fire on time every time gets badly out of wack.
ReplyDeleteTable salt--NaCl--is nature's elixir of seasonings. It not only provides the necessary sodium ions, the Chloride ions manage the pH of your blood so CO2-O2 exchange in your lungs can occur.
Eric Hines
It’s like cholesterol. Basically the stuff your brain is made of, but everyone is taught to think it’s evil.
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ReplyDeleteAnother pass, at least from my perspective.
DeleteEric Hines
I'd suspect that if the app is targeted at athlete's making weight, it sees sodium as a water retention promoter, and wants to minimize those effects. One can weigh for themselves the costs/benefits. Outside of that, no question that salt gets a bad rap for the most part.
ReplyDeleteI agree with douglas. It's prioritising water retention too much.
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