Salt Wars
The Battle Over the Biggest Killer in the American Diet
- Paperback
296 pages
- Release Date
5 October 2021
Summary
How food industry lobbyists and a small group of scientists have successfully fought government efforts to reduce dangerous levels of sodium in our food.
A high-sodium diet is deadly; studies have linked it to high blood pressure, strokes, and heart attacks. It’s been estimated that excess sodium in the American diet causes as many as 100,000 deaths and many billions of dollars in avoidable health-care costs each year. And yet salt is everywhere in our diets—in packaged foods, fast fo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262542821 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 026254282X |
| Author: | Michael F. Jacobson, Tom Frieden |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 296 |
| Release Date: | 5 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 368g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Michael F. Jacobson
Michael F. Jacobson is Cofounder of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. After serving as Codirector or Executive Director of CSPI for more than four decades, he is now a consultant to the organization. He is the author of Six Arguments for a Greener Diet and other books.
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