The article immediately lost credibility the moment it mentioned sodium as being harmful. Sodium is an important nutrient that's extremely difficult to over-co

The article immediately lost credibility the moment it mentioned sodium as being harmful. Sodium is an important nutrient that's extremely difficult to over-consume under normal kidney function and when not hijacked by other satiety pathways. Even saturated fat isn't a problem. Neither of those things are a problem when consumed absent exogenous carbohydrates. > “The standard deli sandwich with processed meat and cheese, you’re literally eating a heart bomb,” says Dariush Mozaffarian, a cardiologist and professor of nutrition and medicine at Tufts University. Rubbish. Neither of those things are a "heart bomb." We can debate whether they should be eaten, but that's dishonest hyperbole. > Sandwiches contribute 7% of daily added sugars, the same percentage as breakfast cereals and bars. Added sugar isn't that relevant. When you consume bread, those carbohydrates are converted into glucose anyway. > Excess sodium increases blood pressure, which raises the risk of heart disease and stroke. Define excess. > People also eat an extra nearly 100 calories on the days they eat sandwiches, Calories are a unit of heat. The human body doesn't have a calorie counter. It's an electrochemical system that responds to mass with hormones. 100 "calories" is so trivial here it's laughable. Good luck measuring to the degree of hundreds of calories. The average person doesn't have adequate tools to do this, nor would it even be worthwhile in the first place. > Our sandwiches weren’t always this bad for us. The bread in a sandwich is not good for you at all. Doesn't matter how much fiber you leave in it. > Each serving a day of processed meat is associated with a 42% increased risk of heart disease and a 19% increased risk of diabetes, according to a review of research co-authored by Dr. Mozaffarian and published in the journal Circulation in 2010. More recent research has found similar results. Eating processed meats has also been linked to an increased risk of certain types of cancer. Processed meat may not be a good thing. However, this is not "risk." It's an association with heart disease, diabetes, etc. Not the "risk" of either. Risk requires cause and effect. > Be sparing with mustard [...] who calls them “salt vehicles.” Horseshit. There's no reason for a healthy person to avoid mustard other than that it's not required nutritionally. A squirt of mustard on your sandwich is an absolutely trivial amount of sodium. > Ketchup is often high in added sugars, too. Yeah, it's high in sugar. But then again, why eat bread if that's going to raise your blood glucose more than a squirt of ketchup? > Load your sandwich with tomato, lettuce and other vegetables for fiber and important nutrients. You don't need to eat any of those, and there's especially no reason to eat leaves. > Peanut butter has protein and healthy fats that keep you full. It's also usually full of added sugar, unless you go out of your way to get sugar-free peanut butter, which is often hard to find. > Choose jam low in added sugar, too; it’s even better if you can see chunks of whole fruit. A nutritionist shouldn't be recommending to eat jam or jelly of any kind.