Cut down the fat. Cut down the sugar.
We’ve all heard these mantras for better nutrition. But Michael Jacobson, one of the leading scientists and activists in the field, wants to turn our attention to salt, the ubiquitous seasoning that raises blood pressure with often debilitating and deadly consequences.
His new book, “Salt Wars: The Battle Over the Biggest Killer in the American Diet,” explains the damning research on salt and the food industry’s campaign to discredit it. It also offers a game plan to reduce salt in Americans’ diets.
And we hear from Dr. Reggie Elliott, who is treating local victims of the salt wars every day — mostly African American and Latinx patients who are suffering disproportionately from high blood pressure.
Produced by Lauren Markoe
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