Rethinking Salt & Things

Published May 15, 2013 2:51pm ET



If you have been worrying that you consume too much salt, then you might want to give that one a rest. As Gina Kolata reports in the New York Times:

In a report that undercuts years of public health warnings, a prestigious group convened by the government says there is no good reason based on health outcomes for many Americans to drive their sodium consumption down to the very low levels recommended in national dietary guidelines.        

Next thing you know, they’ll be telling us to disregard the food pyramid and that red wine is good for your health.

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