The 24 hour news cycle just received a contribution from the British National Health Service regarding a World Cancer Research Fund report supposedly linking salt to stomach cancer (http://tinyurl.com/cy45xdu ). Unfortunately, the report did not distinguish if it was actually salt that was the link or the foods containing the salt. As an example, smoked fish has been linked to stomach cancer over the years and smoked fish contains salt, but more importantly it contains nitrosamines, which are known powerful carcinogens. So even though salt is in the food, it is not the link to cancer.

In fact, salt or sodium chloride is not listed in ANY of the carcinogen databases. However, if you look at World Cancer Research Fund’s little brochure on salt (http://tinyurl.com/bok7kgv ), you will see that they recommend the following alternatives to salt. Chilli powder, which is laced with the deadly chemical, Sudan IV, (http://tinyurl.com/dxdexdc ); ginger, which can harbor carcinogenic aflatoxins (http://tinyurl.com/d2fd2pr ); basil, which contains estragole, a known carcinogen and teratogen (http://tinyurl.com/28mclj ); and black pepper, which can contain N-nitrosopiperadine, a strong carcinogen (http://tinyurl.com/ccqsp5l ). In other words, the World Cancer Research Fund recommends four known carcinogens to replace salt!

Interesting advice.