Salt, diet and health: Neptune's poisoned chalice: the origins of high blood pressure

Foreword Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Man's addiction to salt 3. Sex, symbolism and sanctity 4. Salt and society 5. Man's resourcefulness in extracting salt 6. Measurement of blood pressure 7. Salt - the origins of high blood pressure 8. Salt, the kidney and high blood pressure 9. Dangers of high blood pressure 10. Treatment of high blood pressure 11. Further harmful effects of salt 12. The industrial conspiracy 13. Appendix: a healthy diet - practical advice on reducing salt intake.