Sodium Intake and Related Diseases

• Other Authors: Strazzullo, Pasquale (Editor), Santini, Antonello (Editor), Lucarini, Massimo (Editor), Durazzo, Alessandra (Editor), Lombardi-Boccia, Ginevra (Editor), Sette, Stefania (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Food & society; tight junction; Na+ cotransport; leaky epithelia; blood pressure; inflammation; mineralocorticoid receptor; Rac1; renal injury; salt-sensitive hypertension; salt intake; sodium; hypertension; cardiovascular risk; mortality; prognosis; salt; heart failure; ambulatory heart failure; epidemiological studies; MST3; STK24; high potassium; ENaC; NKCC2; SPAK; OSR1; WNK4; n/a
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It has been recognized that moderation in the use of salt (sodium chloride) prevents the tendency of blood pressure to increase with age. On the other hand, the abuse of salt frequently leads to increases in blood pressure and contributes to the development of hypertension, particularly in overweigh...