I do know the cultural importance of salt, people use phrases like ” He has eaten their salt, he ought to be loyal to them” and things as such.
Salt, has been given a lot more value than it deserves, maybe.
Everything in the universe needs a balance. Morning and night, make a day. Bees and pollen make flowers. ‘Salt’ in the right amounts, keeps you healthy.
In my Hostel in Pune, when I go to the mess for having food, I notice that some girls habitually put one or two spoonfuls on salt on their plates irrespective of the food being served. Taking into consideration that conditions like hypertension take time to develop and are slow and gradual, aren’t all these people in the risk group?