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Links between dietary salt intake, renal salt handling, blood pressure, and cardiovascular diseases
Diet that favors the consumption of salty foods may ramp up cardiovascular disease risk in men and women.
This study was carried out to verify the harmful effect of salty foods on cardiovascular health. Researchers reviewed evidence extracted from both human and animal studies.
Researchers observed that regular consumption of salty foods heightened an individual's probability of having hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases. This study adds to the evidence suggesting that a high salt diet may increase cardiovascular disease risk in men and women.
Research Summary Information
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2005
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Pierre Meneton, Xavier Jeunemaitre, Hugh E de Wardener, Graham A MacGregor
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Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U367, Département de Santé Publique et d'Informatique Médicale, Faculté de Médecine Broussais Hôtel Dieu, Paris, France. pmeneton@infobiogen.fr
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