What salt does to your food and body - The Food Chain podcast, BBC World Service

Do you know how much salt you should be eating? And if I tell you it’s less than 5 grams a day, do you know how much that is? Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 Ruth Alexander explores the wonder of salt and why chefs think their job would be pointless without it and why the impact it’s having on the food might surprise you. Professor Paul Breslin tells us about the “magical” chemical reaction happening on your tongue when you eat salt, and why your brain responds to that. We hear about what eating too much salt can do to you from an expert in Australia, as well as a mother in Kazakhstan who cut out salt almost completely – in a country which has one of the highest consumptions in the world. 00:00 Introduction 00:56 How a chef uses salt 05:05 The science behind salt 09:36 What salt does to your body 17:00 The saltiest city in the world? 23:37 The salt test Presented by Ruth Alexander Produced by Hannah Bewley Check out more episodes of The Food Chain here 👉🏽 ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 Twitter 👉🏽 Facebook 👉🏽 BBC World Service website 👉🏽 Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #salt #saltyfood