We are what we eat, part umpteen
The Journal of the American Dietitic Association has just published a study suggesting that low-energy-dense diets lead to lower overall calorie consumption. Evidence in both human and animal nutrition suggest that mineral-dense diets are associated with body leanness. It is the general consensus of nutrition professionals that our diet would be improved if it contained fewer calories and more more minerals, so the stars seem to be lining up for the "high quality" DASH Diet, developed for blood pressure reduction, but seemingly appropriate to solving a myriad of dietary problems. Could it be that sodium isn't just irrelevant (DASH), but actually part of that "high quality" mineral-dense diet?
