melinda wenner is a great writer, i don't know what drove her to produce such an irresponsible and unprofessional report. and how could Sci. Am. publish it, as one of the most famous, respected popular science journal.

to invalidate widely accepted consensus, one needs lots of work, data, testimony. not just a few researchers, even if well regarded ones.

similar to climate change skeptics, heavyweights like lindzen and curry are not enough to challenge the consensus.

at most wenner could write is there's controversy on salt/hypertension, and for a balanced scientific report, of course she should have included comments from both sides. i cna't wait to see reders' feedback in later issues to criticize, challenge her report