Politicians vs Science; the Surreal War on Salt

[Koga No Goshi]

It's never been proven. Good grief, do people not even skim the articles I post?



Saying salt is bad. Is. Not. Supported. By. Science. Some studies say it's bad, others find no evidence of harmful effects. With a lack of conclusive evidence, claiming salt is bad and we need to cut down on it is wrong.



Are you basing your opinion on vague recollections of news articles that poorly referenced scientific studies, or on having actually read scientific studies?

I ask because I posted an article from a scientific magazine discussing how the sum total of scientific research on salt and human health has not yielded conclusive results that salt is bad, and you act as though you've never heard of any study that said salt might be good, and as though you didn't even read the extensive quote I posted in this very thread.



I think when the science isn't conclusive, and the politicians act like it is, that means they're going against current scientific research.

CR

I'm basing my information off family and friends in the medical field, as well as a history of high blood pressure on my maternal side and the various things all of those people have been told by doctors. I was also personally advised by two doctors to lower sodium intake over a particular issue I was having (non heart related).

Sorry-- I trust a lifetime of that more than reading one or two skeptic articles off the internet where you can literally find people claiming a) the science supports x b) the science goes against x c) there's science both ways so probably neither is true on literally *any* topic. Especially when studies purporting that it's all junk science are being cited in an instance where people are annoyed with a "nanny state" move in a particular city or state.