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"the image is dominated by red and blue, a sign that scientists are more likely to cite the research that conforms to their outlook." Or a sign that the green lines were drawn first, and test red and blue overlaid.
A couple of recent studies are pointing to this problem with the Health Canada Guidelines http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/08/13/salt_guidelines_a...
So studies that compare people at or near the RDA with people who are over the RDA are essentially comparing vegans, vegetarians and other people are very closely monitoring their diet to the general population.
The fact that you can eat a lot of salt, with out instant harm , always makes people think twice on reports like this . Same is true with sugar reports and fat as well . So what is this a vegan conspiracy to make us all go veg ! Unlikely , but consumers should Recognize that consumption not in moderation will lead to unwelcomed results . Try This rule as an example , many people like olive oil , many people say eatin…
The whole point of these studies is to define the line between "too much", "in moderation", and "not enough". Saying "everything in moderation" is the equivalent of answering "when should I start worrying about my radiation dose" with "when it's too much". Technically correct, practically useless.
Why does a respectable news outlet/paper like the Washington Post lower itself to clickbait titles.. I don't get it.
Titles like "Scientists can't decide" always grate on me. Almost as bad as "Science has found out x!".
Currently the best way to consume food is to avoid addictive and highly processed food products and then trust your gut with the rest. Eat what you like and avoid what causes problems. Use salt to taste, most likely it won't kill you - else we would have found out already.
I am more of the idea that the sedentary lifestyle of many and lack of water as the go to drink for a lot of people combined with the excess of salt in snacks as a triple whammy that exaggerates salt's place on some people's lists of it being bad.
I'm waiting for the day that nutricionists find out that there are different kinds of people with different nutritional needs. Imposing rules on the population on a weak scientific basis harms the people, science and the government in the process. Currently the best way to consume food is to avoid addictive and highly processed food products and then trust your gut with the rest. Eat what you like and avoid what caus…