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Review
. 2016 Jan;5(1):1-6.
doi: 10.7762/cnr.2016.5.1.1. Epub 2016 Jan 29.

Low Salt Diet and Insulin Resistance

Hyunwoo Oh  1 , Hyo Young Lee  1 , Dae Won Jun  1 , Seung Min Lee  2
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Low Salt Diet and Insulin Resistance

Hyunwoo Oh et al. Clin Nutr Res. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

It is well known that high sodium intake is closely associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease, but the effect of low sodium intake on insulin resistance is not clear. In this article, we summarize findings from previous studies focusing on the association between low sodium intake and insulin resistance. While many investigations on this topic have been conducted actively, their major findings are inconsistent, partly due to different study designs. Thus, additional randomized controlled trials with an adequate study period and reasonable levels of low sodium intake are needed.

Keywords: Insulin resistance; Low salt; Low sodium.

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Figure 1. Age- and caloric-adjusted correlation between 24-hour urinary sodium excretion and insulin resistance [36]. *p < 0.05.
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