I know that the news today can be overwhelming, even just mentioning the word facts, can trigger

all sorts of reactions.

I'm Dr. Michael Greggren.

I happened to really like facts, so I devoted my life to learning all there is to know about

the latest nutrition research so that you and your family can lead healthier or productive

lives.

On today's show, we tackle a salty topic, sodium.

In our first story, we ask, is the sodium debate a legitimate scientific disagreement or

a, quote unquote, controversy manufactured by industry?

For decades, a sometimes furious battle has raged among scientists over the extent to which

elevated salt consumption contributes to death.

With one camp calling it a public health hazard that requires vigorous attack, and another

claiming the risk of dietary salt excess are exaggerated.

According to the point of calling salt reduction, probably the largest delusion in the history

of preventive medicine.

The other side calls this denialism ethically irresponsible, especially when millions of

lives are at stake every year.

Described two sides of the debate may be falling to the trap of false equivalency, though,

as the superhero sounding world hypertension league points out there's strong scientific

consensus that reducing salt saves lives.

And like that climate change debate, most authorities are on one side with only the industry

affected and their paid consultants and a few dissenting scientists on the other.

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