Pass the Salt?

BU Today

Richard Wainford, PhD, pharmacology

Let’s face it: salt is delicious. Sprinkle it on tomatoes and they pop with flavor; shake it over popcorn and it’s movie time. Even Nelson Mandela noted its worth in his inaugural address: “Let there be work, bread, water, and salt for all,” he said.

Expert quote:

“Something has got to be working in your body to get rid of that salt,” says Wainford, who heads a laboratory at the Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute. “We don’t know what that is. So if we don’t know what’s working in a healthy patient, how can we expect to fix something when it’s broken? That’s where I come in.”

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