Americans Miss WHO Sodium Targets -- By Wide Margin

Only 3 out of every 1,000 Americans meet the suggested intake, found a recent report in BMJ Open. But that might say more about the ridiculousness of the targets than about the poor dietary habits of Americans, said lead author Adam Drewnowski, PhD, at the department of epidemiology at the University of Washington; after all, only 1 out of 1,000 people in the U.K. hit them, and 1.5 out of 1,000 people in Mexico. http://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/DietNutrition/50908?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-04-10&eun=g721819d0r&userid=721819&mu_id=5883165