Dash of Dissent on Salt Intake Advice.

Examines the continuing debate over salt intake and its effect on human health. New recommendations for a reduced salt intake from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies in the United States; Amount of salt needed for survival; Results from a recent Canadian research group which made a different recommendation; How the issue could cause entire industries to change the way they do business; Most sodium content which is found in processed foods; Canadians who charge the American study was not representative of the population; Effects of low sodium on the human body.