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were prepared without salt, and the guests began to complain as they ate the tasteless food. There is no salt in the
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said his younger daughter/ Her father thought that she was making fun of him, but she stuck to her opinion. The father was
A father, one day, asked his daughters, "What is the sweetest thing in the world?" "Sugar!" said the elder daughter. "Salt,
obstinate, but so was his daughter A quarrel broke out between them over this small matter, and the father drove her out of the
house, saying: "As you think that salt is sweeter than sugar, you had better find another home where the cooking is more to
As the pretty maiden sat sadly in the forest around her father's cottage and started singing, a young prince,
who had lost the way while hunting the deer, heard her voice, and came to ask her the way. Then, struck by her beauty,
he fell in love with her, took her home to his beautiful palace and married her.
The bride invited her father to the wedding feast, without telling him that she was his daughter. All the dishes
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your taste,
meat!" they said angrily.
"Ah", said the bride's father. "Salt is truly the sweetest thing in the world! But when my daughter said so, I
turned her out of my house. If only I could see her again and tell her how sorry I am!
Drawing the bridal veil aside from her face, the happy girl went to her father and kissed him. Now properly
salted dishes were brought in and all the guests were satisfied.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Salt intake of less than 5 grams per day for adults helps to reduce blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and coronary heart attack.

The principal benefit of lowering salt intake is a corresponding reduction in high blood pressure.