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In the right quantities, salt is beneficial, both for the enjoyment of eating and health. However, if excessive, salt triggers several health problems. How to measure the needs of salt that fits to your body? Different ages, different needs According to the language of chemistry, salt is a combination of alkaline and acid molecules. Seasoning salt or salt in the everyday sense is a type of salt that consists of elements of Na (sodium) and Chloride (Cl), which combine into a molecule called sodium chloride. Sodium is an essential nutrient, i.e the mineral that can not be produced naturally by the body, but is needed by the body for metabolic processes, for example, serves in maintaining blood pressure and nerve transmission and muscle work. To be more useful, it is advisable to choose salts which contain iodine (a kind of natural mineral which is a micronutrient required for the development of living things). Same with the needs of calories, sodium in each person needs also vary, depending on age and weight. The cause of health problems is sodium, not salt as a whole. In addition to trigger high blood pressure, excess of sodium will also make the kidneys work harder in making fluid and acid-base balance. Not only common salt In addition to trigger health problems, sodium is also often referred to as the cause of obesity. The opinion was not appropriate, because in reality, the obesity which occurs more often is temporary, because it is bound by the nature of the salt that easily bind water molecules. Hence, someone who undergo salt diet, the body is usually seen to shrink due to reduced water accumulation in the body. During this time, people ate more salt, because the taste of salt easily blend with the cooking. However, not only salt, potassium chloride, ammonium chloride, and magnesium chloride are also included as salt. These materials can be used as a salt substitute materials, especially for those who have problems with hypertension.