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A few days of snow and we are low on salt for gritting the roads. Our own supplies of salt used to be plentiful. But salt deposits are probably not growing and we mine it just as we mine for fossil fuel. But it can be produced by evaporation so we are unlikely to really run out.

 Watching a Michael Palin BBC video "Sahara" I was amazed that native people were trekking with their camels over 60 miles to collect salt which they bring back to sell! Fancy walking 120 miles to get salt! Out salt comes from the Cheshire area, Northern Ireland and Spain. an interesting website is: Saltsense the Wikipedia is also an excellent source of information: Salt

I understand that although many people consume too much salt in their diet I don't think I do as I eat very little "manufactured" food, preferring to eat fresh vegetables and fruit. There is a danger that some people may be lacking salt in their diet because of well publicized advice on the danger of consuming too much salt. A similar argument could be made for those who are not eating enough fat.