My cardiologist told me that the whole "salt is bad for blood pressure" argument is totally fallacious, based on one study that was completely debunked back in the 70's. I was doing some outside work and getting weak and dizzy. He told me I needed salt...his exact words were "Your body has salt in it and if you don't have salt, you die!" Great article...upvoted & followed.
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It's amazing how theories can be totally debunked but still they are repeated and believed, decade after decade.
A good deal of the salt "myth" has been perpetuated by doctors!
We need to remember that doctors have little training in nutrition. So they often just repeat what they are taught, without continuing to evaluate it. So tempting as it is to blame doctors, I try and remember it's the system, not the individual, at fault.
Sounds like you were lucky to have a good cardiologist! Hopefully he was as enlightened about saturated fats.
Its good to see good doctors around.