In this highly readable book, Michael Jacobson recounts the battles between public health advocates, food industries, and right-wing politicians with exquisite documentation and illustrates how a responsible government can protect its citizens while sharply reducing the costs of health care. This is a must-read for those who care about health.
Walter Willett, Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
No one has rattled the processed food industry more than Michael Jacobson, and now with Salt Wars, he's holding the companies accountable at a time when our health has never mattered more.
Michael Moss, author of Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Public health authorities advise eating less salt as a way to prevent high blood pressure, but a few scientists disagree. For anyone confused by these arguments, Salt Wars is a must-read. Michael Jacobson has been fighting these wars for decades, and his assessment of the research on both sides—and the policy implications—is exceptionally fair, balanced, and fascinating.
Marion Nestle, Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, New York University; author of Let's Ask Marion
The evidence for reducing our salt intake is overwhelming, and yet there is still delay and obfuscation—as a result, hundreds of thousands are dying unnecessarily from strokes and heart disease. Jacobson brilliantly exposes the hidden war fought by the salt and food industry.
Graham MacGregor, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary University of London
With wit and ease, Jacobson takes readers through the basics (how much salt we eat, where we get it, and the health concerns connected with it) and the minutiae (a take-down of the so-called “sodium sceptics” and the scant if promising progress of regulation from Congress) to offer a clear picture of what consumers should do when we sit down for our next meal.
Civil Eats
In his new book, Salt Wars, scientist Michael F. Jacobson makes a compelling argument that salt presents a singular threat to life and finance… One of the most important takeaways of Salt Wars, though, has little to do with salt, although it may well raise your blood pressure. Sodium wars are just one more example of how effective modern propaganda tactics can be in our post-fact world.
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