The human body needs salt to function properly, but surely First Nations of the prairies, people of central Africa or of Central Europe, from the Mongolian steppes and from other landlocked places, couldn’t have access to salt marshes. So where did they get it from?
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You need sodium not salt
Plenty of food contains sodium. 100 grams of tomato contains 5mg of sodium. Beef contains 50 mg per 100 grams. Even grains like wheat naturally contain some level of sodium
Importing salt was nice because it made food taste better and supported preservation, but it wasn’t critical for survival
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