The salt-taste threshold in untreated hypertensive patients

The salt-taste threshold in untreated hypertensive patients

Background The salt-taste threshold can influence the salt appetite, and is thought to be another marker of sodium intake. Many studies have mentioned the relationship between the sodium intake and blood pressure (BP). The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the salt-taste threshold and urinary sodium excretion in normotensive and hypertensive groups. Methods We analyze...

Salt taste threshold and its relation to blood pressure in normotensive offspring of hypertensive parents amongst indian adolescents.

To study Salt Taste Threshold (STT) and its relation to Blood pressure (BP) in normotensive adolescents, age and BMI matched 60 subjects of 18-20 years were segregated on basis of family history of hypertension, documented risk factor for development of hypertension. Student's unpaired t-test showed that STT and BP values were significantly higher in Hypertensive offspring group than Control. P...

A pilot study on salt taste sensitivity threshold in Turkish young adults

Salt: A taste of death?

started in 2003 led to a 15% reduction in salt intake during the next eight years and other countries like Finland, Portugal, and Japan have had similar results [10]. American recommendations advise less than 5.8 g/day of salt and even lower for those at higher risk of CVD. The average consumption among US adults is 10.4 g/day for men and 7.3 g/day for women. It has been estimated that a popula...

Salt-induced plasticity in cardiopulmonary baroreceptor reflexes in salt-resistant hypertensive patients.

To investigate the effects of salt loading on cardiopulmonary and arterial baroreceptor reflexes, 34 hypertensive patients underwent two 4-day periods with different dietary sodium intakes (70 and 370 meq/day). The patients were classified as salt-sensitive or salt-resistant depending on whether the mean arterial pressure value obtained on day 4 of high salt intake did or did not increase by 8%...