In the 1980s, a low-sodium diet was seen as the gold standard for healthy behavior. In 2026, salt has been repackaged as “electrolytes” and is now cast as a core component of wellness. How did we get here?Also, an important correction: One pound of butter to one pound of potatoes is Joel Robuchon’s recipe.Support us:<ul><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a href='https://www.yrfatfriendfilm.com/'>Watch Aubrey's documentary</a></li><li><a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-just-need-to-lose-weight-and-19-other-myths-about-fat-people-aubrey-gordon/18405362?ean=9780807006474'>Buy Aubrey's book</a></li><li><a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-books-could-kill/id1651876897'>Listen to Mike's other podcast</a></li><li><a href='http://tee.pub/lic/maintenancephase'>Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more</a></li></ul>Links!<ul><li><a href='https://www.eatthis.com/saltiest-restaurant-meals/'>The 25 Saltiest Restaurant Meals in America</a> </li><li><a href='https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/med/staff/cappuccio/publications/funct_food_review_2015_salt.pdf'>Facts, Issues, and Controversies in Salt Reduction for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease</a> </li><li><a href='https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262542821/salt-wars/'>Salt Wars</a> </li><li><a href='https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916523176313'>The INTERSALT Study: background, methods, findings, and implications</a></li><li><a href='https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/sodium-reduction'>Sodium reduction</a></li><li><a href='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK50951/'>Sodium Intake Reduction: An Important But Elusive Public Health Goal</a></li><li><a href='https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas-Moore-39/publication/11610363_for_the_DASH-Sodium_Trial_Collaborative_Research_Group_Effects_of_diet_and_sodium_intake_on_blood_pressure_subgroup_analysis_of_the_DASH-sodium_trial/links/02e7e519d1ae6ac17a000000/for-the-DASH-Sodium-Trial-Collaborative-Research-Group-Effects-of-diet-and-sodium-intake-on-blood-pressure-subgroup-analysis-of-the-DASH-sodium-trial.pdf'>Effects of Diet and Sodium Intake</a></li><li><a href='https://www.bmj.com/content/339/bmj.b4567.full'>Salt intake, stroke, and cardiovascular disease</a></li><li> <a href='https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.037997'>Racial and Ethnic Differences in Sodium Sources and Sodium Reduction Behaviors Among US Adults</a></li><li><a href='https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/05/the-great-salt-debate-so-bad/275888/'>The Great Salt Debate: So Bad?</a></li><li><a href='https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/302098-salt-guidelines-draw-heavy-backlash/'>Salt guidelines draw heavy backlash</a></li><li><a href='https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2629447'>Sodium Reduction in US Households’ Packaged Food and Beverage Purchases</a></li><li><a href='https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7156914/'>Blood pressure lowering efficacy of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for primary hypertension</a></li></ul>Thanks to <a href='https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/'>Doctor Dreamchip</a> for our lovely theme song!<a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase">Support the show</a>

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