Mark Young

The premise is that the study that was actually done back in the 60s that said that cardiovascular disease or high blood pressure was actually associated with salt retention was actually a correlation, not a causation, that yes, the people who had high hypertension also had high sodium levels.

What they're missing is that in absence of sugar, nobody has high sodium levels.

So, okay.

High sodium levels.

And I always say, like, if you're cooking a pot of spaghetti sauce, right?

We're both Italian.

What do you do if it's too salty?

You throw in a little sugar.

What do you do if it's too sweet?

You throw in a little salt.

I see.

Those things balance naturally.

Yeah.

So, sugar intake has been on an incredible spike throughout the last several decades.

Processed food is on an incredible spike throughout the last several decades.

Hell, we've taught people that the bottom of the pyramid is grains and carbohydrates.

And which what?

All of those carbohydrates are just going to convert.

They're going to convert into glucose.

They're not going to be absorbed because most people are.