Here is what I consider the most qualified research work about the
history of Salt Hysteria:
http://www.nasw.org/awards/1999/99Taubesarticle1.htm

Still remains obscure, who is spreading the rumors and in who´s
interested - interestingly the salt industry has never really fouhgt
back, but then - only 5% of the production go into food, so they might
as well take it easy!

I personally think that one should still rely on ones taste-based
preferences and avoid pure sodium chloride, go for the real stuff,
unprocessed and handharvested sea salt: tastes better, doesn´t make you
thirsty and the kids just love it!

regards

Nico

Am 06.04.2007 um 09:20 schrieb sherefe:

> Having been married to a guy who salted food till it turned white but
> had normal bp, I questioned the mandatory correlation between salt
> intake and high blood pressure. I'm currently researching the issue
> of salt sensitivity and wonder if anyone knows who was the fist
> physician or scientist who suggested it? I seem to recall seeing a
> doctor on TV and he subsequently got a lot of flack although the idea
> that some people are salt sensitive is fairly common now.
>
>
Nico Böer
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