— Four addressable factors appear key by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today November 24, 2020 Reducing four particular risk factors for gout could slash incident cases in men, researchers reported. Over a 26-year period, about 77% (95% CI 56%-88%) of men likely could have avoided gout if they likewise avoid four major risk factors […]
MedicalXpress Breaking News-and-Events | September 17, 2019 Cheese lovers, rejoice. Antioxidants naturally found in cheese may help protect blood vessels from damage from high levels of salt in the diet, according to a new Penn State study. In a randomized, crossover design study, the researchers found that when adults consumed a high sodium diet, they also […]
But some question if any warrant recommendation by Nicole Lou, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today July 09, 2019 If any nutritional intervention has health benefits backed by the scientific literature, it may be the low-salt diet — but even then, the evidence is only of moderate certainty, a review found. Reduced salt intake lowered all-cause mortality […]
July 10, 2019 European Urology Focus TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The UK Biobank enrolled approximately 500,000 men and women ages 40 to 69 years between 2006 and 2010 in a study designed to improve understanding of incidence, prevention, and treatment of a number of diseases. It contained detailed information regarding self-reported “usual” food and drink intake among […]
Reason.com Government nutrition nannies get it wrong Ronald Bailey|Feb. 24, 2015 9:47 am Progressives tend to believe that government knows best. The unfolding fiasco over government nutrition misinformation should give them pause. For years now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been recommending that “everyone age 2 and up should consume less than […]
Dietary sodium content, mortality, and risk for cardiovascular events in older adults: The health, aging, and body composition (Health ABC) study JAMA Internal Medicine, 02/11/2015 Clinical Article Kalogeropoulos AP, et al. – In this study, authors want to examine the association between dietary sodium intake and mortality, incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), and incident heart failure […]
Published: Jun 16, 2014 By Elbert Chu, Associate Producer, MedPage Today Action Points A study notes that in England from 2003 to 2011, there was a significant fall in BP and mortality from stroke and ischemic heart disease which may have been contributed to by a fall in sodium intake. Note that in another study […]
Published: Apr 6, 2014 | Updated: Apr 6, 2014 By Todd Neale, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points This meta-analysis evaluated the relationship between individual measures of dietary sodium intake versus outcome, in cohort studies and randomized controlled trials. Investigators found a U-shaped association such that both low sodium intakes and high sodium intakes […]
news@JAMA BY REBECCA VOELKER on APRIL 2, 2014 Most people may be better off healthwise if they don’t change their current sodium consumption levels, new research suggests. Sodium intake has become controversial recently, as newer studies questioned recommendations limiting daily intake to no more than 2300 mg, which is the equivalent of about 1 teaspoon […]
Circulation 2014 Jan 14;[EPub Ahead of Print], PK Whelton Review · January 24, 2014 Full Story TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This review, which summarizes the evidence surrounding the effect of dietary sodium reduction on lowering blood pressure, includes three recent meta-analyses showing significant blood pressure decline associated with lower sodium intake. The authors note that a simple lifestyle […]
Published: Oct 4, 2013 | Updated: Oct 4, 2013 By John Gever Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ECTRIMS/42063 Action Points Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. This study suggests that higher sodium intake is […]
Published: May 20, 2013 | Updated: May 20, 2013 By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points This study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. A greater taste for salt among older hypertensive […]
Frontline Medical News, 2013 May 14, K Blum Americans should lower sodium consumption to optimize their health – but not below levels of 2,300 mg per day, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine. People aged 51 years and older, African-Americans, and those with hypertension, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease can follow the same […]
Published: Apr 4, 2013 By Todd Neale , Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points In two systematic reviews of the literature and a meta-analysis of randomized trials, evidence was found indicating that a modest reduction in salt intake caused falls in blood pressure in both hypertensive and normotensive individuals and in one study was […]