In Neil deGrasse Tyson&#x27;s StarTalk radio show he interviewed The author of &quot;Salt: A World History&quot;[1|2] who said (paraphrased) that statistically, it makes some sense to tell the public to not each too much salt, but on an individual basis you can either eat as much salt as you want or you have a health problem like high blood-pressure.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.startalkradio.net&#x2F;show&#x2F;the-salt-of-the-earth-part-1&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.startalkradio.net&#x2F;show&#x2F;the-salt-of-the-earth-part...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.startalkradio.net&#x2F;show&#x2F;the-salt-of-the-earth-part-2&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.startalkradio.net&#x2F;show&#x2F;the-salt-of-the-earth-part...</a><p>(I cannot remember if it was part 1 or part 2, so I linked both parts.)