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> This is NOT the first study generally disproving a link between sodium and CVD. That's a weird way to phrase it because this study has nothing to do with car
by pc86 5y ago
> This is NOT the first study generally disproving a link between sodium and CVD.
That's a weird way to phrase it because this study has nothing to do with cardiovascular disease generally. It's specifically about non-hospitalized patients already diagnosed with heart failure.
This does nothing to disprove the very clear link between sodium intake above a certain level and heart disease in a previously healthy individual.
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago> the very clear link between sodium intake above a certain level and heart disease in a previously healthy individual Is this actually well established? I’ve seen so many “war on salt” articles that I’d assumed it was still debated.
- rabuse 5y agoNo, it is not. It's difficult to correlate CVD to high sodium intake when the majority of people in the U.S. are overweight/obese, and is the largest factor in CVD.
- newbamboo 5y ago“link between sodium intake above a certain level and heart disease in a previously healthy individual” I know this is common knowledge but could you provide any recent studies or citations for curious readers? Anything from the past 5 years? I could never understand how they factor in body weight and physical activity, which should change the recommended levels. Someone who sweats a lot because of intense exercise might need sodium above that limit. Or if you drank more water than average, etc…