Salt, diet and health : Neptune's poisoned chalice: the origins of high blood pressure
The deliberate and often well-camouflaged addition of excess salt to processed foods has momentous health consequences, comparable in nature to the well-documented risks of smoking tobacco. Should our processed food come with a government health warning? The authors of this book provide a compelling and forceful account of these important issues.
xi, 233 s. : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780521583527, 9780521635455, 0521583527, 0521635454
1001642385
Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Man's addiction to salt; 3. Sex, symbolism and sanctity; 4. Salt and society; 5. Man's resourcefulness in extracting salt; 6. Measurement of blood pressure; 7. Salt - the origins of high blood pressure; 8. Salt, the kidney and high blood pressure; 9. Dangers of high blood pressure; 10. Treatment of high blood pressure; 11. Further harmful effects of salt; 12. The industrial conspiracy; 13. Appendix: a healthy diet - practical advice on reducing salt intake.