Effects of a high sodium diet

[TowleY]

besides having high blood pressure, what else are effects of a high sodium diet?

 

[why]

Originally Posted by TowleY

besides having high blood pressure, what else are effects of a high sodium diet?

Water retention and thirst?

 

[Nosu3]

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[TowleY]

Originally Posted by Nosu3

Recently read an article saying it can decrease memory efficiency or affects the brain in some other way... but I forget exactly what the article said it does. Too much sodium for me I guess.

Trying to find the article about this ingoogle but no luck. If you can provide a link it would be much apreciated.

 

[Asch]

A good review of the anti-salt literature here: http://www.foodandhealth.com/cpecourses/SaltCPE.doc There is some evidence that high sodium intake has direct effects on things like cerebrovascular disease, in addition to the indirect effects mediated by hypertension.

 

[Nosu3]

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[plhoang]

Originally Posted by Nosu3

Recently read an article saying it can decrease memory efficiency or affects the brain in some other way... but I forget exactly what the article said it does.

Too much salt?

 

[Berticus]

I read a few articles a little while ago about how it can make asthma worse. I'm not sure if it's exclusive to exercise induced asthma, or all kinds of asthma.

 

[Viktri]

death

 

[Nosu3]

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[mgoose]

I love salt, and I remember reading an article saying that you can add salt to your food to taste, as long as you are not consuming processed food, your sodium levels should be fine.