Some New York City chefs and restaurant owners are taking aim at a bill introduced in the New York Legislature that, if passed, would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking.Every so often we'd be invited to sing for a senior citizen banquet somewhere and there was always one thing you could count on - bland food. It was salt-free and taste-free.
"No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any form in the preparation of any food for consumption by customers of such restaurant, including food prepared to be consumed on the premises of such restaurant or off of such premises," the bill, A. 10129 , states in part.
The legislation, which Assemblyman Felix Ortiz , D-Brooklyn, introduced on March 5, would fine restaurants $1,000 for each violation.
"The consumer needs to make their own health choices. Just as doctors and the occasional visit to a hospital can't truly control how a person chooses to maintain their health, neither can chefs nor the occasional visit to a restaurant," said Jeff Nathan, the executive chef and co-owner of Abigael's on Broadway. "Modifying trans fats and sodium intake needs to be home based for optimal health. Regulating restaurants will not solve this health issue."
They're going to turn every restaurant in New York City into a senior citizen banquet.
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The whole sodium intake and hypertension connection is very controversial. I've never seen anyone's hypertension cured by lower sodium intake, and yet we still hear about lowering sodium in the diet. The data is just not there. But then again the Nanny State doesn't need any real data to justify its invasive tactics.
Besides, excess sodium can easily be flushed out of one's system by drinking a little extra water.
Want to lower blood pressure? Lose weight, exercise regularly, eat more vegetables, and get more sleep.
Nightingale, you are partially correct in your thinking, however, for those with H.B.P. it is readily apparant that when they eat out in restaurants and SALT it utilized in some of their food preparations that that persons B.P. rises considerably and even drinking large amount of water often do not flush it out until their B.P. has risen considerably higher. It doesn't take the education of a rocket scientist to see that the Sodium is the culprit.
I say, N.Y. is going in the right direction with this bill and if people want SALT, let a salt shaker be available on the table and they can pour all the salt they desire on their food.
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