Medical establishment gets it wrong again

[sh00ter]

They tell you the shot is 100% safe & effective

They tell diabetics to eat splenda which is actually worse for them

They tell you butter and eggs are bad and margarine is good

And now they have been telling heart failure patients wrong advice to avoid the grim reaper:

Too LITTLE salt can be deadly for heart failure patients

Heart failure patients are advised to limit their sodium intake, but cardiologists in Nebraska now say that eating too little salt has little benefit and can actually increase their risk of death.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[RickN]

They tell you the shot is 100% safe & effective

They tell diabetics to eat splenda which is actually worse for them

They tell you butter and eggs are bad and margarine is good

And now they have been tell heart failure patients advice to meet the grim reaper faster:

Too LITTLE salt can be deadly for heart failure patients

Heart failure patients are advised to limit their sodium intake, but cardiologists in Nebraska now say that eating too little salt has little benefit and can actually increase their risk of death.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Actually they are right on this one. Your body needs salt and many people as they get older do not get enough. In fact my mother was in the hospital over Christmas and part of the problem was to little salt in her diet. Fact is to little can be as dangerous as to much. Most people get all the salt they need in canned veggies, etc. If you only eat fresh, do not eat fast food fries, or aviod other salty foods, you can be hurting yourself just as bad as if you ate them all the time. Moderation is the key to just about everything.

 

[sh00ter]

Actually they are right on this one. Your body needs salt and many people as they get older do not get enough. In fact my mother was in the hospital over Christmas and part of the problem was to little salt in her diet. Fact is to little can be as dangerous as to much. Most people get all the salt they need in canned veggies, etc. If you only eat fresh, do not eat fast food fries, or aviod other salty foods, you can be hurting yourself just as bad as if you ate them all the time. Moderation is the key to just about everything.

Rick, I was mocking them for telling heart failure patients they DIDN'T need salt...imagine how many people get hurt by being told the wrong advice...that was my point.

 

[O4L]

I love salt.

And bacon. And butter. And eggs. And biscuits. And gravy. And...

 

[skyhawk1]

They tell you the shot is 100% safe & effective

They tell diabetics to eat splenda which is actually worse for them

They tell you butter and eggs are bad and margarine is good

And now they have been telling heart failure patients wrong advice to avoid the grim reaper:

Too LITTLE salt can be deadly for heart failure patients

Heart failure patients are advised to limit their sodium intake, but cardiologists in Nebraska now say that eating too little salt has little benefit and can actually increase their risk of death.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Ok look at "where" you are getting your info

 

[sh00ter]

Ok look at "where" you are getting your info

The cited their sources in the article...Boston University, Harvard, etc.

 

[elwoodtrix]

There's nothing wrong with the article except the typo of

"But many doctors have acknowledged that the recommendation to keep sodium intake below 2,000 grams is based on assumptions."


2,000 grams = 4.4lbs

 

[Letfreedomring]

So you're saying the fda has lead us down the wrong path (again!)?

You shut yer pretty little mouth!

 

[El Pablo]

There's nothing wrong with the article except the typo of

"But many doctors have acknowledged that the recommendation to keep sodium intake below 2,000 grams is based on assumptions."


2,000 grams = 4.4lbs

Do you should eat more than 4.4 lbs of salt per day? grams milligrams who is counting…