Generally, unless you have a specific medical condition that warrants restricting salt (kidney disease, high blood pressure), there's no need to worry about nor

Generally, 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...