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sodium chlorideFinding

Sodium chloride has no detected effect on serum sodium concentration

no difference foundLimited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Ten days of salt capsules significantly increased urinary sodium excretion (Table 2, P<0.001); however, serum sodium concentration, plasma osmolality, and resting plasma norepinephrine concentrations (n=15) were not different between conditions.”
Quoted verbatim from High Salt Intake Augments Blood Pressure Responses During Submaximal Aerobic Exercise.
This finding among the 3 findings on its endpoint

sodium chloride

Serum sodium concentration

no difference found

Who
Healthy recreationally active adults aged 18-34, no hypertension or cardiovascular disease; all asked to follow a 2300 mg Na+/day diet in both conditions; dextrose placebo capsules; resting venous sample
Dose studied
NaCl capsules (Morton table salt), 3900 mg Na+/day for 10 days, designed total sodium intake 6200 mg/day against 2300 mg/day on dextrose placebo

Limited evidencePMID 32406312 · 2020

02 · The study

Study
crossover
Duration
10 days

Evidence, by strength

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

03 · The paper

Journal of the American Heart Association
What else it reported2 findings · 1 compound · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71FCZNY5NGQHE6SHAHWQQFB