Is Sea Salt any Healthier than Table Salt?

Just today a patient brought in a jar of almonds called MARCONA Almonds which contained sea salt. This got me thinking, is sea salt actually healthier than regular salt or is it all hype? I happened across this blog piece in the NY Times that gives a great synopsis.

Table salt comes from underground salt deposits. Companies that sell it typically add an anti-caking agent to keep it from clumping, as well as iodine, an essential nutrient. During processing, table salt is stripped of many of its natural minerals.

Sea salt, on the other hand, is made from evaporated seawater. With little processing, it retains most of its magnesium, calcium and other minerals, which some cooks say give it a better flavor.

But both contain the same amount of sodium chloride by weight, which means they contribute equally to total sodium consumption and have the same effect on blood pressure.

I have really gotten to a point where salty food is unappetizing so I am really not a good judge on the taste difference between Sea Salt and Table Salt. Either way as the piece states when it comes to heart health salt is salt.

Dr David Marcon
Work Smarter Not Harder!
Cincinnati, Ohio
www.drdavidmarcon.com