Mar 16, 2023
Needless to say, I don't often write about such things as healthy diets and lifestyles - which is not to say I don't adhere to both - but when the World Health Organization calls on member governments to pass strict limitations on what I can eat and how much of it, it gets my attention - and should get yours, as well. Again, my stance, particularly in this case, shouldn't be confused with opposition to the current culprit in the spotlight: salt. Specifically, excessive consumption of salt. While I agree in principle with the notion, I don't agree that it's the job of the federal government to look after me and take steps to force me to eat less salt. Look, in a "survival of the fittest" kinda way, if it takes the federal government to get you to cut back on salt consumption, it makes zero difference how much salt is contained in processed food; you're gonna get out your big container of Morton's and knock yourself out, or toss a packet or two of sa