Before refrigeration, most food was heavily salted. Many of these salted foods have persisted, such as sauerkraut, pickles, cured anchovies, cheese, salted butter, ham, corned beef, sausage, and bacon. We still eat these things because we like them. But they are no longer the mainstay of our diet.

History shows that any attempt by government to interfere in the consumption of salt is always extremely unpopular.

Salt is an unusual food product because it is almost universal - all human beings need salt, and most choose to eat more than is necessary.

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