American Whitewater recognized this long ago and has been working for over 50 years to prevent new dams, remove old dams, and to ensure that the hundreds of existing dams impacting whitewater rivers are managed responsibly. Regulated river restoration is a key focus of our River Stewardship Program.
According to the Mayo Clinic, both table salt and sea salt âhave the same basic nutritional value, despite the fact that sea salt is often marketed as a more natural and healthy alternative.â They contain equal amounts of sodium chloride, what we usually refer to as simply sodium, by weight.
Sodium vs. Salt: A Shade of Difference. Salt is sodium plus chloride. Both are minerals. Salt is made up of 40% sodium and 60% chloride. It's that 40% that causes so much concern among doctors today. Their findings point to the dangers of people overdoing salt intake in their daily diets. High blood pressure, strokes, and kidney disease have all been associated with excessive salt intake.