> > The food industry maintain (and fund) an
> artificial debate about salt so
> > they can continue to add huge amounts to processed
> food.
>
> Can you document this conspiracy, Ben?  The food
> industry would
> save money by adding less salt to processed food, so
> they have a
> financial interest in anti-salt rhetoric.

Not necessarily, Todd. I can recall reading about how
food companies save (make) millions each year by
substituting the "real" goods with salt/sugar. Both
increase package weight and allow the companies to
"stretch" their product.