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This is the same bullshit around how fat and salt was really bad and no one could be bother changing that rule, because it might/is technically correct. Except
by aaron695 10y ago
This is the same bullshit around how fat and salt was really bad and no one could be bother changing that rule, because it might/is technically correct.
Except everyone just ate sugar in mass quantities and we never moved forward (and probably moved backwards)
We not only need to know if it works, we need studies to know how well so we can compare it to other methods people actually will implement.
- Someone1234 10y agoI agree that most animal fats are healthy (ex. saturates) but I believe excess salt is still considered unhealthy even by current studies? Or am I mistaken on that? No disagreement on sugar either, definitely unhealthy in excess (in particularly when artificially added disproportionately to the other nutrition within the food).
- briHass 10y agoGenerally, unless you have a specific medical condition that warrants restricting salt (kidney disease, high blood pressure), there's no need to worry about normal doses of salt in the diet. In fact, too little salt can actually be very harmful. This study [1] and the response from the CDC is very similar to the OP's article: despite research showing the recommendation is wrong, $BIG_AGENCY refuses to change its recommendation over fears of looking like boneheads. [1] http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20140402/cdc-salt-guidelines-too-low-for-good-health-study-suggests#1 http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20140402/cdc-salt-gui...