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Category: Food, Beverages & Diet
UK Government scraps salt reduction targets for foods
The Grocer reports: Continue reading UK Government scraps salt reduction targets for foods
Claim: Medicines should be labeled for salt content
This is junk science because… Continue reading Claim: Medicines should be labeled for salt content
Experts advise taking those sodium intake recommendations with a grain of salt
Morton Satin wants you to eat your vegetables. He wants you to consume broccoli, carrots, cabbage – all the good-for-you greens, reds and yellows out there. But most importantly, he wants you to enjoy them so you will eat them every day. And that means you must add salt. Bring that salt shaker out of hiding and start enjoying your food again, is Satin’s advice.
Who is this maverick whose concepts on salt fly in the face of years of advice handed out by most all public health institutions? Continue reading Experts advise taking those sodium intake recommendations with a grain of salt
Food nannies rocked — 40 years of federal obesity research fatally flawed, says study — JunkScience vindicated again!
“These results suggest that without valid population-level data, speculations regarding the role of energy intake in the rise in the prevalence of obesity are without empirical support.” Continue reading Food nannies rocked — 40 years of federal obesity research fatally flawed, says study — JunkScience vindicated again!
Food Nanny Science: Fewer cupcakes observed at schools with cupcake bans
The media release is below. Continue reading Food Nanny Science: Fewer cupcakes observed at schools with cupcake bans
Study: Weight loss more important than salt reduction for hypertension
CDC asks Congress for $40 million for food safety while wasting millions in useless, junk science-fueled anti-salt campaign
The CDC picks scaring the public over cottage cheese over buying gene-typing equipment. Continue reading CDC asks Congress for $40 million for food safety while wasting millions in useless, junk science-fueled anti-salt campaign
Little evidence sharp reductions in salt consumption will improve health, heart researcher says
Green party’s proposed mandatory ‘veggie day’ causes ‘sh*tstorm’ in German elections — Are you listening Michelle O.?
CDC salt reduction goal may be dangerous, says Hypertension journal editor
The Kennebec Journal reports: Continue reading CDC salt reduction goal may be dangerous, says Hypertension journal editor
Salt: Government ignores report it commissioned!
Julie Gunlock writes at IWF.org: Continue reading Salt: Government ignores report it commissioned!