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no other changes, working out and water have been the same before and after (always worked out quite a bit, always drank quite a bit) same as appetite: I did no

no other changes, working out and water have been the same before and after (always worked out quite a bit, always drank quite a bit) same as appetite: I did not restrict sodium for blood pressure reasons, I was definitely surprised when I saw it that low and remain low since as all my life prior I've always been around the same higher but still normal bp, the sodium intake was the only change I made (of course this also implied some dietary changes, like no bread anymore due to sodium contents, but nothing else really major) Would definitely be interested in finding more studies on extremely low sodium diets (especially on possible long term side effects), but finding information has been quite difficult.

TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago
It's not clear how you can say "no other changes" and follow on with "of course this also implied some dietary changes, like no bread anymore due to sodium contents". That seems like a potentially significant change you're ignoring.
- tetraodonpuffer 9y ago
  fair enough, although I personally don't think that cutting bread and eating more potatoes is that big of a difference overall, it is a difference so hey, for all I know that might have influenced things. As I was saying above, n=1 after all.
  - TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago
    That this with a grain of salt <snort!> It has been suggested that "leptin resistance is considered a primary risk factor for obesity. It has been hypothesized that dietary cereal grain protein could cause leptin resistance by preventing leptin from binding to its receptor." "Similar to what is observed in chronic inflammation, chronically elevated leptin levels are associated with obesity, overeating, and inflammation-related diseases, including hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease."[2] 1. https://bmcbiochem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12858-015-0032-y https://bmcbiochem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12858... 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptin
  - GordonS 9y ago
    > although I personally don't think that cutting bread and eating more potatoes is that big of a difference overall Bread and potatoes have a big impact on blood glucose levels. Actually, potatoes have a glycemic index that's even higher than table sugar. Diet is such a complex thing that it's really difficult to control for.

TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago

It's not clear how you can say "no other changes" and follow on with "of course this also implied some dietary changes, like no bread anymore due to sodium contents". That seems like a potentially significant change you're ignoring.

tetraodonpuffer 9y ago
fair enough, although I personally don't think that cutting bread and eating more potatoes is that big of a difference overall, it is a difference so hey, for all I know that might have influenced things. As I was saying above, n=1 after all.
- TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago
  That this with a grain of salt <snort!> It has been suggested that "leptin resistance is considered a primary risk factor for obesity. It has been hypothesized that dietary cereal grain protein could cause leptin resistance by preventing leptin from binding to its receptor." "Similar to what is observed in chronic inflammation, chronically elevated leptin levels are associated with obesity, overeating, and inflammation-related diseases, including hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease."[2] 1. https://bmcbiochem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12858-015-0032-y https://bmcbiochem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12858... 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptin
- GordonS 9y ago
  > although I personally don't think that cutting bread and eating more potatoes is that big of a difference overall Bread and potatoes have a big impact on blood glucose levels. Actually, potatoes have a glycemic index that's even higher than table sugar. Diet is such a complex thing that it's really difficult to control for.