Opinion: Dietary guidelines often change, but 'restrict your salt intake' has resisted the advances of science, write Michael H. Alderman and David A. McCarron
Dietary guidelines often change, but “restrict your salt intake” has resisted the advances of science.
The National Academy of Medicine recently reiterated its advice to limit daily sodium intake to 2,300 milligrams , or 1,500 milligrams for those at risk of cardiovascular disease. An article last week in the New England Journal of Medicine endorsed that view and called for the Food and Drug Administration to impose voluntary sodium limits on 150 food categories.
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