The Hard Sell on Salt

The salt industry is working overtly and behind the scenes to fend off public-health attacks on salt, using a shifting set of tactics that have defeated similar efforts for 30 years.

Gandhi lead a "Salt March" in India as part of the independence effort.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Satyagraha) Some is vital. More is deadly.

Yes, profit is the commandment of industry.