By Chris Kresser on
May 17, 2013 in Health Conditions, Heart Disease, Myths & Truths |
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This is the final article in the Diet-Heart Myth series I've been writing over the past several weeks. If you missed the previous articles, you can find them on the special report page for heart disease.
Ben Franklin said, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Heart disease is no exception. According to the INTERHEART study, which examined cardiovascular risk factors in 51 countries, 9 out of the 10 strongest risk factors for heart ...
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By Chris Kresser on
May 15, 2013 in The Roundup |
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Here is The Roundup, Edition 5, bringing you the best from around the web from the past two weeks!
Blast from the Past
Last May (2012), I wrote an entire series on salt, including the history of salt in the human diet, the dangers of salt restriction, and my recommendations for a healthy salt intake. There’s no evidence that adding salt to taste to a whole foods, Paleo diet is unhealthy, and salt restriction to the level recommended ...
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