Jul 21 2011
Salt: More confirmation bias for your preferred narrative
Judging by the recent press reports, the latest Cochrane review reveals that everything we’ve been told about eating salt, and cardiovascular disease, is wrong:
The New York Times: Nostrums: Cutting Salt Has Little Effect on Heart Risk
The Daily Mail: Cutting back on salt ‘does not make you healthier’ (despite nanny state warnings)
Scientific American: It’s Time to End the War on Salt
Sometimes it’s possible to completely miss this point. And that’s what’s happened here.
