Published in Hematology Week, April 2nd, 2012
A whopping 56 million Americans suffer from conditions either caused or aggravated by salt intake. And that's not counting the 130 million Americans who are overweight or obese. Those shocking statistics prompted Dr. Neravetla to label salt as Public Enemy Number One. "We have grown accustomed to salting our food without realizing how dangerous the consequences are," he says. "But salt is permanently disabling or prematurely killing millions and millions of people every year."
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Source: Hematology Week (2012-04-02)
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