Einstein On: Salt, Dr. Michael Alderman

Einstein On...

English - May 10, 2010 05:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB - ★★★ - 1 rating
Courses Education Health & Fitness yeshiva university medical school research h1n1 stem cell research autism global health cancer literature Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Einstein On: Haiti, Dr. Mahalia Desruisseaux

Next Episode: Einstein On: Diabetes Epidemic, Dean Allen M. Spiegel, M.D.

Michael Alderman, M.D., professor of epidemiology and population health and of medicine and the Atran Foundation Chair in Social Medicine, discusses the April 2010 announcement that the FDA is planning a far-reaching effort to reduce the amount of salt in the American diet. Dr. Alderman explains why he believes more research is needed before salt guidelines are made universal. Interviewed by Einstein’s Gordon Earle.