Martin Kurlansky writes in the New York Times:
…There is a lack of science in this whole thing . The American Heart Association decided to recommend a daily consumption of no more than 1,500 milligrams. Many doctors and scientists have said that this is ridiculously low. Federal dietary guidelines recommend 2,300 milligrams.
The truth is that people are all different. It is a minority who are at risk, even according the alarmist 2010 study. I have confronted public health officials with these arguments, and they agree but say that they do not want a complicated message. Clearer to say salt can kill you, period. The problem is that public health officials are deceiving the public, when they should be educating people so they can make their own decisions…
Not any more than all the rest of the pseudo scientific trash they write.
Unfortunately, the really stupid thing is that We the People keep feeding them. If we figured out how to do that, they would go away in less than a month.
Because “This page deliberately left blank” looks stupid.
Reminds me of nicotine nannies and E-Cigarettes. Victory must be total.
Primum non nocere.
“The problem is that public health officials are deceiving the public”
Not just deceiving: they are putting people at risk.
The thing is that people have stopped listening. The AHA needs another story.
Why the period? That might even be too much.
Simple messages for simple minds. It’s clear they think we are all idiots that are incapable of deciding these issues for ourselves.
It’s a shame they didn’t ask me. I’d be happy to help them simplify their message. Here’s what it should have been:
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So, when do we start stockpiling boxes of salt like 100W bulbs?