On Thu, 7 Jun 2012 08:55:25 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

[...]
"It suggested that eating significantly less salt
would modestly lower blood pressure; it said nothing about whether
this would reduce hypertension, prevent heart disease or lengthen
life. "

The study did show a substantial reduction in blood
pressure for those restricitng salt intake. That says
to me that it does reduce hypertension.

Semantics. I think Taubes is pointing out that the *study* itself
didn't mention it.

He's essentially saying that for some of us, reducing sodium intake
might be prudent, but for the vast majority of us, it makes little
difference, and can actually cause problems - as recent studies have
shown.

That seems pretty straightforward and transparent to me.

And very unlike the "tactics he rails against."


You're trying to lead the whole thing off into
another direction.

No, that's what YOU are trying to do.

I'm letting Taubes words, and the results of the various studies he
cites, speak for themselves.

And for me it would lead me
to begin to question how fair and objective he
really is.

Since he references both sides of the issue, that seems pretty fair
and objective to me.

YMMV.



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about different things, but I'm not absolutely sure of anything" - Richard Feynman