FDA should pass the salt
By: Trice Whitefield
Newspaper: The Berkshire Eagle
Though the Federal Drug Administration is considering federal limits on the salt-content of foods, it would be better served reviewing the limits of its authority ("Toss the salt, don't look back," Milton Bass op-ed column, Dec. 2).
By: Trice Whitefield
Newspaper: The Berkshire Eagle
Though the Federal Drug Administration is considering federal limits on the salt-content of foods, it would be better served reviewing the limits of its authority ("Toss the salt, don't look back," Milton Bass op-ed column, Dec. 2).
Salt is unique to products previously regulated by the agency. Unlike, say arsenic or lead, our bodies need salt to function. The advocacy groups pushing for federal controls claim that the amount of salt consumed, rather than salt itself, is harmful. But even at high intake levels, there's no direct evidence (like the proof against cigarettes) that sodium causes disease.
Let's face it. Too much of any good thing (carrots, vitamins, exercise, etc.) can be bad for your health. And that's doubly true for government.