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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Both Low, High Salt Intake May Be Linked To Increased Risk Of Cardiovascular Events.

Life is never simple...


The Los Angeles Times Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (11/23, Roan) "Booster Shots" blog reports, both low and high salt intake may be linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular events, according to research Share to FacebookShare to Twitter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
        Reuters Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (11/23, Steenhuysen) reports that investigators looked at data on sodium and potassium levels in urine samples from approximately 30,000 individuals participating in two trials. Approximately four years later, about 16% of these individuals experienced some type of cardiovascular event.
        HealthDay Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (11/23, Gardner) reports that "people who excreted higher levels of sodium than those with mid-range values had a greater risk of dying from heart disease, heart attack, stroke and hospitalization for heart failure, the report found." The researchers also found, however, that "people who excreted lower levels than mid-range were at a raised risk of dying from heart disease or being hospitalized for heart failure."
        MedPage Today Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (11/23, Neale) reports, "Potassium intake, a proposed modifier of the relationship between sodium intake and cardiovascular disease, was associated with stroke risk only. Compared with an intake of less than 1,500 mg/day, higher consumption was associated with reduced risks of stroke (HRs 0.68 to 0.77)." HeartWire Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (11/23, Wood) also covers the story.

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