Sodium and Health: Old Myths and a Controversy Based on Denial

This article analyzes the eight articles as a case study, summarizes misleading claims, their objections, and it offers possible reasons for such claims.SummaryOur study calls upon journal editors to ensure that unfounded claims about sodium intake be rigorously challenged by independent reviewers before publication; to avoid editorial writers who have been co-authors with the subject paper ’s authors; to require statements of conflict of interest; and to ensure that their pages are used only by those who seek to advance knowledge by engaging in the scientific method and its collegial pursuit. The public interest in the prevention and treatment of disease requires no less.
Source: Current Nutrition Reports - Category: Nutrition Source Type: research