Force restaurants/companies to cut down on sodium?

[Madmaximillion]

Just want to know your thoughts?

[WonderPug]

Why?

Only a relatively small percentage of the population are hyperreponders.

And, if you're going to compel reductions in Na, then you can compel reductions in total caloric content of meals. It's not a good path....

[Madmaximillion]

Why?

Only a relatively small percentage of the population are hyperreponders.

And, if you're going to compel reductions in Na, then you can compel reductions in total caloric content of meals. It's not a good path....

duh, too much sodium is bad and too much it like attacks your insides...

[ppd001]

They should butt they can't

[srt33]

i like the thought but it would be impossible to regulate it

[almightyares]

Voted yes, but also they need to regulate things like trans fats and saturated fats, and calories among things.

Seriously...people bitch about McDonalds, but restaurant food is usually worse than fast food. You guys have no idea...one place I used to work at had one entree, with a side and a side salad, plus bread and drink came out to over 3,000 calories. And people are complaining about a 550 cal big mac?

[MattyH7688]

Just don't eat out.. problem solved

[Madmaximillion]

They should butt they can't

Why can't they?

[Madmaximillion]

Just don't eat out.. problem solved

it has nothing about eating out. Even simple things such as some breads have too much.

[Madmaximillion]

Voted yes, but also they need to regulate things like trans fats and saturated fats, and calories among things.

Seriously...people bitch about McDonalds, but restaurant food is usually worse than fast food. You guys have no idea...one place I used to work at had one entree, with a side and a side salad, plus bread and drink came out to over 3,000 calories. And people are complaining about a 550 cal big mac?

agree, at lest if your gonna eat unhealthy it better have protein. I work at a restaurant and we sell full rack of rib at 1300 calories and people chow it down.

[Madmaximillion]

i like the thought but it would be impossible to regulate it

ya unless the government makes a team force on it and gives out huge fines.

[ALLUCANEATRIBS]

it has nothing about eating out. Even simple things such as some breads have too much.

Care to define "too much" ? a slice of white bread has about 100-150mg sodium.


are you eating 25+ slices of bread a day? if so i think you have other more pressing problems to worry about.

[frickinator]

Just want to know your thoughts?

Vote with your feet. in other words if you dont buy it or don't patronize these places they go out of business. You start regulating through government you open a can of worms that is endless. It's called free market principles.

[Madmaximillion]

Vote with your feet. in other words if you dont buy it or don't patronize these places they go out of business. You start regulating through government you open a can of worms that is endless. It's called free market principles.

But in Canada were health care is pied by tax dollars, it should be.

[BenW22]

duh, too much sodium is bad and too much it like attacks your insides...

Are you SO lacking in self control that you can't take responsibility for what you put in your own mouth? Do you require the government to do your thinking for you? Maybe parents and teachers should teach proper nutrition and exercise. Government intervention is not the answer nor are your BS trolling threads. Peace.

[Madmaximillion]

Are you SO lacking in self control that you can't take responsibility for what you put in your own mouth? Do you require the government to do your thinking for you? Maybe parents and teachers should teach proper nutrition and exercise. Government intervention is not the answer nor are your BS trolling threads. Peace.

I dont have to choice when they put it in the product itself.

[determined4000]

I dont have to choice when they put it in the product itself.

YOu have the choice to look up the info (if its fast food etc) and not order the item.
If it is a sitdown restaurant, yes you can request no salt added to your food.

[anna-maro]

I dont have to choice when they put it in the product itself.

Dude! Don't like it, don't buy it... There r much more important things that the government should worrie about... I don't want my tax dollars spent on **** like that Mr. Fellow Canadian! What about freedom on this Nort American continent? What? U want the government to tell u no u can't have a bag of chips on ur cheat day? Grochery stores sell salt... So what? Pull that off the shelf too?

[AlwaysTryin]

Like people said, there are options available with low sodium. I don't want my favourite dishes (such as ones at asian restaurants) having to reduce sodium and change the taste.

[mbieker1]

Care to define "too much" ? a slice of white bread has about 100-150mg sodium.


are you eating 25+ slices of bread a day? if so i think you have other more pressing problems to worry about.

I log all my food, and I can tell you that staying at or below the 2,400 mg recommended daily intake is nigh impossible.

[mbieker1]

Vote with your feet. in other words if you dont buy it or don't patronize these places they go out of business. You start regulating through government you open a can of worms that is endless. It's called free market principles.

But free market principles don't work perfectly. There's asymmetries of information, for example.

*Note: I'm not really arguing in favor of such a policy, but to say that the free market will solve the problem is just wrong, and betrays an ignorance of the topic.

[WonderPug]

Voted yes, but also they need to regulate things like trans fats and saturated fats, and calories among things.

Why regulate the amount of saturated fat? What would be your logic, as there is no evidence of disease causation:

CONCLUSIONS: A meta-analysis of prospective epidemiologic studies [involving 347,747 subjects] showed that there is no significant evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of CHD or CVD.

-- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20071648

[morecurls]

Voted no...sodium is the least of our worries right now, nutritionally speaking.

A bigger reason though, is that it comes down to personal choice. As long as the information is available, it's the consumer's responsibility to make good decisions.

[Terrano]

Voted yes. Governments should be concerned about unhealthy foodshops and restaurants.

[Melamed]

I like your idea and I voted yes.
Many companies and restaurants have too much sodium in their food.
But I think it wont happen

[Atlasius88]

But in Canada were health care is pied by tax dollars, it should be.

By that reasoning, alcohol, cigarettes, soft drinks and so many other things should also be restricted as they all have negative effects on health if they are overconsumed.

[lee__d]

i voted no as people aren't forced or driven to make high sodium choices. whereas something like smoking in public places can effect me even if i choose not to participate.

[hankst]

I didn't know that someone is holding a gun to your head an forces you to eat high sodium products.

[Cumulonimbus]

This is such a dumb thread. What the hell is wrong with sodium? If you have a proper Na/K ratio and you've been eating 4g of Na a day then continue doing so...

[Cumulonimbus]

This thread is now about UFC. Everyone, apparently the OP is a UFC fighter, according to his bodyspace.