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Sodium chloride increases body mass

raisesLimited evidenceFindingreplicated ×1

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Total body water (assessed via bioelectrical impedance analysis) and weight were increased following salt, compared to dextrose.”
Quoted verbatim from Salt Loading Blunts Central and Peripheral Postexercise Hypotension.
This finding among the 67 findings on its endpoint

sodium chloride

Body mass

raises

Who
Healthy, non-obese, recreationally active adults with non-hypertensive blood pressure in a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled crossover study; measured after 10 days of capsules on a recommended 2300 mg/day sodium diet
Dose studied
3900 mg/day table salt in capsules for 10 days, against dextrose placebo capsules, on a 2300 mg/day sodium diet

Limited evidencePMID 31609296 · 2020

02 · The study

Study
crossover
Duration
10 days

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limitedthis finding
  • very limited
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Medicine and science in sports and exercise
What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6ZWN256FYB6AKV6KNX5TB8R