19 Aug 2005
Pass the salt

This isn't a Study in Stupidity - it's studied lying.

There is no correlation between sodium intake and blood pressure or cardiovascular disease in the general population.

I have some personal experience in this area, as I was involved in a salt study at Indiana University several years ago. The results: varying intake of sodium had absolutely no effect on the blood pressure of any of the study participants in any meaningful way.

If all of this hasn't convinced you, here's another link to some of the bullshit surrounding salt intake. The only thing I haven't really figured out yet is why these folks persist in this: they managed to reverse themselves on trans-fatty acids, why can't they admit they were wrong on salt?

If you are trying to avoid salt, you can't trust your taste buds. That's the message from a new report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which is trying to refocus attention on the dangers of salt hidden in packaged and restaurant food.

(link) [U.S. News & World Report]

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