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Study suggests a low-salt diet could harm certain patients
(HealthDay)—A controversial new study contends that a low-salt diet could be dangerous for your heart health.
May 23, 2016
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Reducing salt intake might harm heart failure patients, study claims
(HealthDay)—For decades, doctors have urged heart failure patients to slash their salt intake as a way to preserve their health.
Dec 28, 2015
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High salt prevents weight gain in mice on a high-fat diet
In a study that seems to defy conventional dietary wisdom, University of Iowa scientists have found that adding high salt to a high-fat diet actually prevents weight gain in mice.
Jun 11, 2015
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Research shows that salt affects more than just blood pressure
Sodium is essential for fluid balance and cellular homeostasis, or maintenance of a stable internal environment in an organism. But the amount of salt needed to maintain homeostasis in adults is quite low—about 500 milligrams ...
Mar 10, 2015
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Exercise can up reinnervation capacity in metabolic syndrome
(HealthDay)—For patients with metabolic syndrome, supervised exercise can improve cutaneous regenerative capacity, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in the Annals of Neurology.
Nov 16, 2014
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Bread, cereal drive UK children's high salt diet
Children in London eat an unhealthy amount of salt on a daily basis—with much of it coming from breads and cereals, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.
Mar 10, 2014
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First estimates of country-specific global salt intake identified
The global average salt intake in 2010 was around 10 grams per person per day, corresponding to 4 grams per day of sodium, according to a study published today in the BMJ Open. The study also reveals major regional variations ...
Dec 24, 2013
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Salt intake physiologically set in humans, new study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Don't toss your saltshaker out just yet. A new study led by scientists affiliated with the University of California, Davis, adds further credence to the notion that concern about the amount of salt you ...
Aug 27, 2013
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A new role for sodium in the brain
Researchers at McGill University have found that sodium – the main chemical component in table salt – is a unique "on/off" switch for a major neurotransmitter receptor in the brain. This receptor, known as the kainate ...
Aug 20, 2013
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New study finds length of DNA strands can predict life expectancy
Can the length of strands of DNA in patients with heart disease predict their life expectancy? Researchers from the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City, who studied the DNA of more ...
Mar 10, 2013
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