No, I don’t mean the SALT treaty–I mean salt–the stuff you have in a shaker on your dinner table. Haven’t they got better things to do? Like deal with the Iranian nuclear threat?<\/p>\n
Anyway, according to Ed Morrissey at Hot Air<\/a> yesterday, the government is moving toward creating the crisis that will allow it to regulate the amount of salt used in processed foods. OK, there is too much salt in some canned soup, but those of us who read labels can avoid buying soup with too much salt, and eventually the companies who manufacture it will make more of the lower salt variety. That is how the free market works. However, the free market seems to be temporarily sent out to lunch.<\/p>\n According to the article:<\/p>\n “Officials have not determined the salt limits. In a complicated The article further points out:<\/p>\n “High-salt diets may not increase the risk of death, contrary to “They reached their conclusion after examining dietary intake among a So why in the world is the government doing this? It seems to me that the government is interfering in an awful lot of different areas of our lives for no apparent reason. Again, the consumer will naturally buy the products that they feel are healthier, the government does not need to intervene. If the problem is an uneducated consumer, the answer is to educate the consumer–not more government regulation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" No, I don’t mean the SALT treaty–I mean salt–the stuff you have in a shaker on your dinner table. Haven’t they got better things to do? Like deal with the Iranian nuclear threat? Anyway, according to Ed Morrissey at Hot … Continue reading
\nundertaking, the FDA would analyze the salt in spaghetti sauces, breads
\nand thousands of other products that make up the $600 billion food and
\nbeverage market, sources said. Working with food manufacturers, the
\ngovernment would set limits for salt in these categories, designed to
\ngradually ratchet down sodium consumption. The changes would be
\ncalibrated so that consumers barely notice the modification.”<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
\nlong-held medical beliefs, according to investigators from the Albert
\nEinstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.<\/i><\/p>\n
\nnationally representative sample of adults in the U.S. The Einstein
\nresearchers actually observed a significantly increased risk of death
\nfrom cardiovascular disease (CVD) associated with lower sodium diets.”<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n