[VeeJay]

What bothers me about this study, is it's recommendations aimed at the government. Why is it necessary for the government (of any country) to regulate the amount of sodium in processed foods - down to what this study shows is too low. The sodium is there as a preservative as much as for taste. If manufacturers are forced to reduce sodium, then who knows what chemical they'll replace it with.

Since I don't eat processed foods, its not much of a problem for me (I have to increase salt), but then, I'm not part of the typical population.