Eating while visiting the U.S. (sorry, a bit of grossness)

Could it be the sodium?  I'm back in the U.S. this week, and my boyfriend and I have both noticed that everything tastes extremely salty to us now.  Didn't think I would notice after only four months...

Could it be the sodium?  I'm back in the U.S. this week, and my boyfriend and I have both noticed that everything tastes extremely salty to us now.  Didn't think I would notice after only four months...

Doesn't taste overly salty to me, at least I don't recall that it does. But my husband always complains about it.

The only real difference I can think of between US and UK food is that in the US they use a lot of high fructose corn syrup for sweetening things. It's neither better nor worse than what's used here, but if your body isn't used to it, could that be what's causing a problem?

I have noticed that the food is much sweeter in the USA.  With the exception of the Oat Cheerios which are much sweeter here.  I have not had any health problems when I return to the US.

When we moved back to the US last summer, we were having the same problems and by elimination - realized it was the beef!  It's not the beef in every restaurant or store, but so many of them.  So we found a meat market that sells beef without  growth hormones and such and have quit eating beef at restaurants - and everyone's belly is happy again.  We stay away from Mcd's and those type of restaurants.  Also have trouble with places like Lone Star Steakhouse and Mimi's.   So maybe you need this...happy dining!!

I grew up on organic beef since we had a ranch.  We would have a cow processed and eat it over a period of time.  When I first went to university my tummy did what you described.  It turned out to be the hormones in the beef.  My system was not use to it since I only ate what was produced on the ranch, for the most part.  Just a thought.  It could also be additives in the water.  I know where we lived in the USA they were banning fluoridated water due to some side effects of it. 

Are hormones generally used in beef here?