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The jury is out on sodium? There's convincing evidence high sodium intake can cause stomach cancer.

throwGuardian 7y ago
Stomach cancer is the most adverse. Increased sodium is proven to drastically increase blood pressure, which in turn increases many cardio vascular and renal diseases. Edit: surprised by the downvotes on what are well established facts [1] [1]: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/salt-and-sodium/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/salt-and-sodium...
- ballenf 7y ago
  The link uses much less extreme language and acknowledges that some studies don’t fully support the conclusion. Good link though.
- tallanvor 7y ago
  Research shows that the relationship between sodium intake and high blood pressure is much more complex than just saying that increased sodium increases blood pressure (let alone claiming it does so "drastically"). Too much sodium in the bloodstream causes the body to retain extra water to dilute it. This can cause swelling of the blood vessels, which can cause them to harden over time. That hardening raises blood pressure and makes the heart work harder. When this has happened, reducing sodium intake will help reduce blood pressure by reducing the volume of fluid the heart has to circulate. But if your blood vessels haven't hardened, there are other ways of helping to regulate your salt levels in addition to, or instead of, decreasing sodium intake. Drinking more liquids will help your kidneys process more sodium, and regular exercise will also help.
mantap 7y ago
There's currently a difference of opinion between the WHO who say that healthy people consuming reasonable amounts of salt don't need to worry about reducing it, and the US who say that they do.
collyw 7y ago
The traditional criticism of salt was that it raised blood pressure and was related to heart disease. I think that line of thinking is being questioned - but nutritional science seems to be a mess and guidelines changes as often as the JavaScript ecosystem.
sc4les 7y ago
And thw WHO stated that processed meat causes cancer

Stomach cancer is the most adverse. Increased sodium is proven to drastically increase blood pressure, which in turn increases many cardio vascular and renal diseases. Edit: surprised by the downvotes on what are well established facts [1] [1]: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/salt-and-sodium/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/salt-and-sodium...

ballenf 7y ago
The link uses much less extreme language and acknowledges that some studies don’t fully support the conclusion. Good link though.
tallanvor 7y ago
Research shows that the relationship between sodium intake and high blood pressure is much more complex than just saying that increased sodium increases blood pressure (let alone claiming it does so "drastically"). Too much sodium in the bloodstream causes the body to retain extra water to dilute it. This can cause swelling of the blood vessels, which can cause them to harden over time. That hardening raises blood pressure and makes the heart work harder. When this has happened, reducing sodium intake will help reduce blood pressure by reducing the volume of fluid the heart has to circulate. But if your blood vessels haven't hardened, there are other ways of helping to regulate your salt levels in addition to, or instead of, decreasing sodium intake. Drinking more liquids will help your kidneys process more sodium, and regular exercise will also help.

mantap 7y ago

There's currently a difference of opinion between the WHO who say that healthy people consuming reasonable amounts of salt don't need to worry about reducing it, and the US who say that they do.

collyw 7y ago

The traditional criticism of salt was that it raised blood pressure and was related to heart disease. I think that line of thinking is being questioned - but nutritional science seems to be a mess and guidelines changes as often as the JavaScript ecosystem.

sc4les 7y ago

And thw WHO stated that processed meat causes cancer