Junk Science: Team Obama Still Pushing Junk Science Diet

There is now doubt many Americans are obese. The reasons behind it are lack of exercise and eating to much food. If you want to weigh less, eat less and exercise more. It is that simple. Liberals have a different idea to make Americans more healthy. They want to control your diet. In a misguided effort, the government has targeted salt and fat in our diet for years. That attack has gone on steroids under the Obama administration.

There is no scientific reason for the government to try and restrict the salt intake of most Americans. A recent study actually found those on a low salt diet had a significantly higher cardiovascular death rate.

Which is more dangerous: dietary salt or the government’s dietary guidelines? A new study confirms some old truths.


A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (May 4), reports that among 3,681 study subjects followed for as long as 23 years, the cardiovascular death rate was more than 50 percent higher among those on who consumed less salt.

The researchers concluded that their findings, “refute the estimates of computer model of lives saved and health care costs reduced with lower salt intake” and they do not support “the current recommendations of a generalized and indiscriminate reduction in salt intake at the population level.”

But that sort of reduction is precisely what the U.S. government now recommends.

 There have been many studies in the past that cast doubt on the low sodium diet. The low fat diet was debunked several years ago. Meanwhile, Michelle Obama Obama continues her crusade to control what we eat.

WASHINGTON -- Calorie by calorie, first lady Michelle Obama is chipping away at big portions and unhealthy food in an effort to help America slim down.

In the year and a half since she announced her campaign to curb childhood obesity, Mrs. Obama has stood alongside Wal-Mart, Olive Garden and many other food companies as they have announced improvements to their recipes – fewer calories, less sodium, better children's menus.

The changes are small steps, in most cases. Fried foods and french fries will still be on the menu, though enticing pictures of those foods may be gone. High-sodium soups, which many consumers prefer, will still be on the grocery aisle. But the amount of sodium in each can will gradually decrease in some cases, and the taste of their low-sodium variety will be improved.

On Thursday, the first lady joined Darden Restaurants Inc. executives at one of their Olive Garden restaurants in Hyattsville, Md., near Washington to announce that the company's chains are pledging to cut calories and sodium in their meals by 20 percent over a decade. Fruit or vegetable side dishes and low-fat milk will become standard with kids' meals unless a substitution is requested.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says we will get used to the taste of less salt in our food.

(CNS News) — The Obama administration’s focus on what Americans eat includes Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who said on Monday that Americans will “adjust” their tastes to the food the government says is best for people to eat.