But if there's something you really really love, and it's totally sinful and unabashedly wicked with sweet, greasy, slimy calories, do not deprive yourself of this food. For better health, make sure that your regular diet is built from the bottom-up. There's probably nothing worse than worrying about an extra shake of the salter or the cholesterol in your hard-cooked egg when you don't have to. Salt probably won't hurt you a bit. In fact, it may be a good idea to get salt into your body.
Dehydration is a health threat in any warm climatelike summer.
Eating salty foods will make you thirsty, you'll drink to quench the thirst, and the salt will help your body hold onto the water. Let's examine just what it is we're avoiding, and why. They're often found in snack foods like potato, corn and tortilla chips. While I wouldn't recommend taking supplements of BHT or BHA, I also wouldn't discourage eating a food because it had some in it. There are lots of safe additives like carrageenan, guar gum, locust bean gum and others.