High Salt Intake Linked with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

In a recent study from Japan that surveyed 1588 adults with type 2 diabetes, those who consumed an average of 5.9 g of sodium daily had double the risk of developing cardiovascular disease than those who ate an average of 2.8 g of sodium daily. Among patients who had HbA1c ≥9.0%, cardiovascular disease risk in patients in the top vs. bottom quartile of sodium intake was dramatically elevated compared with patients with HbA1c <9.0%. The findings are published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.