It has been previously suggested that salt loading produces structural changes of the arteries in hypertensive patients who respond to salt loading with a greater rise of blood pressure. This study examined the possibility that salt loading alters venous distensibility in hypertensive patients. Twenty-one patients with essential hypertension were placed on a low-sodium diet (70 meq) for 7 days ...

Previously, we reported that 20% fructose diet causes salt-sensitive hypertension. In this study, we hypothesized that a high salt diet supplemented with 20% fructose (in drinking water) stimulates salt-sensitive hypertension by increasing salt retention through decreasing renal nitric oxide. Rats in metabolic cages consumed normal rat chow for 5 days (baseline), then either: (1) normal salt fo...

Introduction While looking for some appropriate research projects, I had been impressed by and interested in the work of Danishefsky' and others' regarding the use of "Eschen-moser's salt" (1). During the course of a l~terature search on an industrial project, we came across an article by Gold,' which described the preparation of a rather interesting vinylogous iminium salt (2). The name assign...

Invited editorial " The cardiovascular benefits of reduced salt intake are on par with the benefits of population-wide reductions in tobacco use, obesity, and cholesterol levels. A regulatory intervention designed to achieve a reduction in salt intake of 3 g per day (...) would be more cost-effective than using medications to lower blood pressure in all persons with hypertension. " Kirsten Bibb...

Previous research has shown daily salt intakes in Turkey to be far above the recommended limits. Knowing the sources of dietary salt could form a basis for preventive strategies aimed towards salt reduction. This study aimed to investigate dietary sources of salt in Turkey. A sub-group (n = 657) was selected from the PatenT2 study population, which represented the urban and rural areas of 4 maj...

INTRODUCTION Salt is the main source of iodine in areas with high rainfall and iodine deficiency is the main cause of preventable hypothyroidism. Iodisation of salt increases iodine intake, but will depend on how salt is handled. This study was carried out to assess the pattern of salt consumption in the estate population and to ascertain the relationship between household salt iodine concentra...