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FDA and the Nanny State
The Washington Post has an interesting article today on salt consumption (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/29/AR2007112902080.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter)
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Apparently, someone's putting too much salt in their food.
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"The government has long placed salt in a "generally recognized as safe" or GRAS category, which grandfathers in a huge list of familiar food ingredients. But in an FDA hearing yesterday, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) urged the agency to enforce tougher regulations for sodium."
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I'm all for saving lives. However, it's not the government's place to tell consumers what is good and bad for their bodies. Consumers should take the initiative to check food labels. If there's too much salt, DON'T EAT IT.
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I guess the salt industry agrees with me:
"How best to cut sodium in the American diet is greatly debated. CSPI advocates more federal regulation. Industry groups want reductions to be voluntary."
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Why does the CSPI want regulation? Because regulation is its JOB! If you were able to make a decision about your food, like a rational human adult, they'd be out of business. Ignore the interest groups- make your own decisions.
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-Matt Hittle
Posted at 08:20AM Nov 30, 2007 by College Republicans in Freedom | Comments[1]
I have to agree with you on this issue. Who in the hell cares what the CSPI says? Who knew they even existed before this article? This is obviously the result of some study they did when they were bored, sitting around twiddling their thumbs trying to think of things to do to seem important and find something to report.
"Incidentally, after thousands of repeated tests, we also found that salt was FATAL to snails and slugs but seemed to have no effect on common beetles."
Ever nutritionist/dietician will tell youthe same thing. Salt is ESSENTIAL for your health. Consume it in moderation. Be an alert and informed citizen. Know what you are putting into your mouth and how much of it you are consuming. Eat intelligently. Live intelligently. BE INTELLIGENT! We don't need a $50,000 study to tell us this.
- Douglas Bryenldson
Posted by Douglas Bryenldson on November 30, 2007 at 12:12 PM CST #