http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/26061/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/bias-numbers/nets-slam-salt-ignore-contrary-views-more-93-percent-stories <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> ‘Growing chorus’ of scientists say salt in diet is beneficial, contrary to federal guidelines. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/joseph-rossell">Joseph Rossell</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><iframe src="http://www.mrctv.org/embed/136126" width="520" height="293" frameborder="0"></iframe></p><p dir="ltr">Media coverage of food has become as tough to swallow as a piece of gristle. Cholesterol, food dyes, salt and more dominate headlines -- even though news stories often can’t decide if those things are good or bad for us. Now the Obama administration is moving to practically ban trans fat, an ingredient once promoted as a “<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/11/when-trans-fats-were-healthy/281274/">health product</a>.”</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/bias-numbers/nets-slam-salt-ignore-contrary-views-more-93-percent-stories" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Bias by the Numbers MRC Business Government Health Media abc cbs cholesterol Diet food regulations food scares food stories health HHS Michelle Obama NBC Nutrition Obama Administration Regulation Salt Science trans fats USDA Mon, 01 Jun 2015 14:17:37 +0000 julia.seymour 49030 at http://archive2.mrc.org