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Numerous publications attest to the observation that a high salt intake can trigger hypertensive cardiovascular disease de novo or accelerate pre-existing hypertension. For decades practicing physicians have warned their patients about excessive salt intake.
Lancet Paper Adds To Evidence That Reducing Salt To Very Low Levels May Be Dangerous
A new paper from a very large ongoing observational study offers additional and more powerful evidence that dramatic reductions in salt consumption may not be…
Salt War Opponents Unite In Call For Randomized Trial In Prisons
The opposing camps in the salt wars don’t agree on much, but they have now found common ground in their belief that the only way…
Top Cardiologist Blasts Nutrition Guidelines
–Salim Yusuf says new evidence fails to support many major diet recommendations. One of the world’s top cardiologists says that many of the major nutrition…
International Experts Call Salt Guidelines Far Too Restrictive
A broad group of international experts are recommending a far more modest and less draconian approach to sodium restriction than current U.S. and international guidelines.…
FDA Proposes Voluntary Sodium Cuts by Food Industry
–AMA, AHA, ACC, etc voice support, but not everyone agrees. After decades of discussion and inaction, the FDA today took a first concrete step toward…
The American Heart Association’s Strong Stance Against Science
Once again the American Heart Association has taken a strong stance against science. Of course, that’s not how the AHA phrases it. In its own…
Study Suggests Salt Restriction Only Beneficial In People With Hypertension
–More questions raised about broad efforts to restrict salt; AHA condemns study A large new analysis offers more evidence that broad salt restriction doesn’t benefit…
Paper Raises More Questions About Salt Restriction In Heart Failure
Sodium restriction is a cornerstone of heart failure management, but many people would be surprised to learn that there is no good supporting evidence for the practice. In…
Salt, Science, And The American Heart Association’s Double Standard
Once again the American Heart Association is sticking by its recommendation that pretty much everyone should consume no more than 1,500 milligrams of sodium each day. This is…