A new report says reduce your salt by 1/2 teaspoon a day and you will be more healthy (as though that alone would do it).
The fact is, we have struggled to make our food so inexpensive that we’ve basically decided to grow cardboard, which, if you’ve ever tasted it, requires plenty of salt, especially if you intend to serve it to guests. Why do you think food is so cheap? Because there’s nothing of value in it! Including flavor. Thus, the salt.
via blog.ruhlman.com