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Re:Kirin demos "electric salt spoon" at CES by m463 on Saturday January 11, 2025 @05:22AM (#42664807)
> Is salt really that bad?

I was wondering, does exercise purge "extra" salt?

also, since this is japan, would they have a chopsticks model? Maybe this is for soup. Or an export version. Japanese ramen spoons have a different shape.

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Re:Kirin demos "electric salt spoon" at CES by atoav on Saturday January 11, 2025 @05:28AM (#42664840)
When I first heard about that Kirin invention I heard about chopsticks also, so maybe it is in the works
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Re:Kirin demos "electric salt spoon" at CES by saagarjha on Saturday January 11, 2025 @05:44AM (#42664944)
> The researchers behind it first published their thesis in 2011, but have since made spoons, forks, and chopsticks that pass electric currents into food.
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Re:Kirin demos "electric salt spoon" at CES by f1shy on Saturday January 11, 2025 @06:29AM (#42665158)
Not really. Of course you tend to drink and sweat more, which contributes.
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Re:Kirin demos "electric salt spoon" at CES by Cthulhu_ on Saturday January 11, 2025 @06:00AM (#42665017)
> I was wondering, does exercise purge "extra" salt?

IIRC sweating is the only way for the body to get rid of salt, so on paper, yes. But it's probably not as simple as that.

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Re:Kirin demos "electric salt spoon" at CES by f1shy on Saturday January 11, 2025 @06:28AM (#42665153)
No. Absolutely no. The kidneys take care of it pretty good.
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Re:Kirin demos "electric salt spoon" at CES by tlonny on Saturday January 11, 2025 @06:18AM (#42665107)
I'm pretty sure you pee it out too.
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Re:Kirin demos "electric salt spoon" at CES by jmcgough on Saturday January 11, 2025 @10:12AM (#42666379)
> does exercise purge "extra" salt?

No. Your kidneys do this, assuming they work correctly.

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