News Summary

• In the increasingly clamorous, pricey, TikTok-addled world of upscale big-city restaurants, you may have noticed a marked rise in the use of salt.
• One chef calls this the age of “Maximum Flavor” There seems to be more butter on everything, more umami-rich fats and oils, and ever-more salt.
• Too much salt is a major cause of high blood pressure, which is associated with all sorts of gloomy outcomes, including congestive heart failure.