Salt, Tomato Soup and Hypocrisy of the American Heart Association

In no uncertain terms did the American Heart Association (AHA)[1] condemn a recent study by Mente et al. in the Lancet[2] : “The findings in this study are not valid” … “a flawed study”…” you shouldn’t use it to inform yourself about how you’re going to eat” read some of the statements in the AHA’s comment. The study in question suggested that salt restriction will only not benefit most people but m ay actually be harmful if salt intake becomes too low. Only in about 11% of the more than 100 000 study population, in patients who had high blood pressure, did salt restriction help to lower the risk of heart disease, stroke or death.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research