"The one thing that's disturbing is that he seems to be able to do just about anything he wants in New York City, and New York City serves as a model for the rest of the world." (E. Charles Hunt of the New York Restaurant Association, speaking about commissioner of the city's Department of Healt and Mental Hygiene, Thomas Frieden who spurred victories over trans fats and forced restaurants to post calorie counts--and now seems ready to take on salt consumption).
Those fun-loving sorts over at the CDC have one more thing you need to stop eating. A report released last month advises Americans to--surprise!--consume less salt. Americans eat 3,436mg of salt daily, compared to the CDC's recommendation of 2300mg.
In response, Divine Caroline brings some timely information to the table (pun not intended...and probably not welcome). Namely, that it's tougher to avoid salty foods than you might think. The post provides a small list of foods, obtained from C
