subby totally missed the "narm" joke opportunity.

/like I miss my narm cat Na'Toth :(

America sounds fat.

Considering one twinkie has an entire teaspoon of salt in it....I believe it.

King Something: America sounds fat.

pssssst..... Salt is not fattening. You can put it on everything! 0 Calories!!

The saltiest fast food. As if that's your biggest problem if you eat a lot of fast food.

I've been thinking about this for years. If you tally up your sodium intake over a day's worth, the average person is probably at about 500% of recommended intake.

The wife and I try to eat healthy, but I guarantee even our steamed vegetables still somehow contains like 40 table-ladels of salt.

Good.com cites a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal that looked at six fast food chains in six countries and checked on their saltiness.

I guess by "world" Consumerist meant "six countries"...and only fast food. I have a feeling Japan, had it been included and had all food been studied, would have beaten the US by a long way.

Burger King, Domino's, KFC, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, and Subway were examined in Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. And the results showed that our fast food industry was pretty consistent in delivering more salt per gram than the very salty average.

Ever taste any of their crap without salt? Disgusting.

/still disgusting with salt

One food I notice to be overly salty at many restaurants or in grocery stores are soups, many brands or restaurants have as much salt in a serving of soup that you'd really need in an entire day. I thought I remember hearing somewhere that you can get all the salt that you NEED in a day from one green olive. Some food for thought

Is the obvious tag out to lunch? Of course we have the saltiest food in the world. The food served in American chain restaurants are loaded with salt, fat and sugar. This combination not only satisfy our tastebuds, but they stimulate us to eat more -- that is, spend more $$ and come back more often. The salt provides another benefit to the restaurant: it makes us drink more, which is where the bulk of a restaurant's profit comes from.

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The Third Man: Good.com cites a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal that looked at six fast food chains in six countries and checked on their saltiness.

I guess by "world" Consumerist meant "six countries"...and only fast food. I have a feeling Japan, had it been included and had all food been studied, would have beaten the US by a long way.

Really? Why? I personally have no experience with actual Japanese cuisine. But, don't they mostly use soya, oyster sauce and seaweed rather than salt? Are you about to crush my oriental illusions?

It's a bit of a weird study to do anyway. Regardless of country, most fast food is quite bad for you.

Fun fact, a girl I dated in college once asked me how much sodium there was in table salt.

/yeah ended up marrying a different girl with a docterate, and it was a good choice

No way we top some places in asia.

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Really? Why? I personally have no experience with actual Japanese cuisine. But, don't they mostly use soya, oyster sauce and seaweed rather than salt? Are you about to crush my oriental illusions?

soya sauce is pretty much liquid salt

The Third Man: Good.com cites a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal that looked at six fast food chains in six countries and checked on their saltiness.

I guess by "world" Consumerist meant "six countries"...and only fast food. I have a feeling Japan, had it been included and had all food been studied, would have beaten the US by a long way.

Came here for this, leaving happy. "Fast food franchises in six countries" is not equivalent to "overall food availability worldwide."

Ask: Really? Why? I personally have no experience with actual Japanese cuisine. But, don't they mostly use soya, oyster sauce and seaweed rather than salt? Are you about to crush my oriental illusions?

A tablespoon of typical soy sauce has 900mg of sodium.

Has anyone mentioned that soy sauce is essentially liquid sauce?

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: Soy sauce is basically liquid salt.

In fact, if you melted down table salt, it would be less salty than soy sauce.

The Third Man: I guess by "world" Consumerist meant "six countries"...and only fast food. I have a feeling Japan, had it been included and had all food been studied, would have beaten the US by a long wa

Japan would've crushed the US. The nutritional labels there measure sodium in grams. And that's for normal food - I don't even want to know what the sodium content in something like ramen is.

// Amused by "salt-flavor" ramen. Mmm... salt flavored salt broth.

Except salt doesn't raise blood pressure in most people unless they have a salt sensitivity. Linkity

Hello salty goodness!

IT'S THE BIG ONE!!

wambu: There are no valid medical studies that show that high salt consumption causes heart attacks.

This is what I read too. High salt intake is to be avoided if you already have a condition that is exacerbated by salt but if you are healthy the body can process a shiat ton of it.

JackieRabbit: Is the obvious tag out to lunch? Of course we have the saltiest food in the world. The food served in American chain restaurants are loaded with salt, fat and sugar. This combination not only satisfy our tastebuds, but they stimulate us to eat more -- that is, spend more $$ and come back more often. The salt provides another benefit to the restaurant: it makes us drink more, which is where the bulk of a restaurant's profit comes from.

Since most places have unlimited refills I fail to see your point.

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/satinh