Salt Wars

The Battle Over the Biggest Killer in the American Diet

By: Michael F. Jacobson, Tom Frieden - foreword

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

From the crusader credited with popularizing the phrase "junk food", Salt Wars uncovers the group of scientists who worked with food industry lobbyists and fought all efforts to reduce the dangerous levels of sodium in our food.

A high-sodium diet is deadly; studies have linked it to high blood pressure, stroke, and heart attacks. It's been estimated that excess sodium in the American diet causes as many as 100,000 deaths per year. And yet salt is everywhere in our diets - in packaged food, fast food, and restaurant meals. Why hasn't salt received the sort of attention and regulatory action that sugar and fat have? In Salt Wars, Michael Jacobson explains how the American food industry has fought government efforts to reduce dangerous levels of sodium in our food.

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Behavior changing

Well, researched and written in an engaging manner. The author makes a convincing case for the value of a sodium restricted diet. Convincing enough in fact, I have changed my behavior and my brand of salt, which is now a potassium salt. I recommended this book to many others who felt the same. I appreciate the dedication the author put into this. My arteries appreciate the book too :)