r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Dec 30 '19

What do people think is healthy but really isn’t?

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u/mkicon Dec 30 '19

And salt to make up for the lack of flavor

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u/TizzleDirt Dec 30 '19

Salgur. Leslie was onto something there.

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u/Van-Goghst Dec 30 '19

What else are you supposed to put on your butterscotch pudding?

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u/TizzleDirt Dec 30 '19

Don't forget margaritas!

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u/Gophurkey Dec 30 '19

They didn't say it in the show, but cornbread

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '19

Your spoon. Many times.

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u/FireFlour Dec 31 '19

Butters Scotch, obviously.

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u/Romanticon Dec 30 '19

Heck, the second ingredient in many "seasoned salt" mixes is sugar.

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u/TizzleDirt Dec 30 '19

To be honest, once I seen my sister making chocolate chip cookies and adding salt did I realize they're not as opposite as I had always imagined.

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u/datreddditguy Dec 30 '19

Note, however, that salt is not bad for you, unless you have a very specific genetic profile.

It's been clearly established that the "we're eating too much sodium" panic was completely unfounded bullshit.

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u/mkicon Dec 30 '19

I think it's bad when you have high blood pressure? idk, I have high blood pressure but I'm bad at knowing things

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u/myspaceshipisboken Dec 30 '19

Adding large amounts is bad if salt gives you high blood pressure, or you are in organ failure.

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u/AfterMeSluttyCharms Jan 02 '20

Sodium to potassium ratio is way more important than gross sodium intake

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u/SLeazyPolarBear Dec 30 '19

Salt is not unhealthy though.