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ABC and NBC used the estimate of 150,000 annual deaths nationwide; CBS' Nancy Cordes yesterday cited 130,000. What is this killer? Excess salt in the diet. The source for this scary statistic is the American Medical Association, whose physicians lobbied the Food & Drug Administration to require salt warning labels because of its threat to our arteries, hearts and kidneys. ABC's Lisa Stark pointed out that 75% of our daily intake comes "not from the salt shaker but from processed foods and restaurant meals." Big Food's response was that its labels "already list sodium levels and consumers are ultimately responsible for what they eat," NBC's Tom Costello reported. Both ABC's Stark and CBS' Cordes contrasted a pair of salty American brands to their British namesakes, where the government has slashed sodium levels: Kellogg's Special K cereal has 60% less salt; McDonald's Chicken McNuggets fast food 50% less.
Does anyone happen to know whether the AMA's 150K annual estimate is accurate? It seems very high.
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