Sodium Intake and Hypertension

Dietary Sodium, Adiposity, and Inflammation in Healthy Adolescents

“…28 In humans, greater sodium consumption has been linked to higher body weight, 3,4 possibly due to sodium' s effect on fluid intake because high sodium intake is often accompanied by high consumption of energy-dense foods and sugar-sweetened soft drinks. [5][6][7][8][9] By contrast, we showed that higher sodium intake was positively associated with several adiposity measures independent of intakes of energy and sweetened soft drinks, which echoes the recent findings in European children and adolescents. Libuda et al reported that a high intake of processed salty foods was associated with higher body weight status independent of energy intake and soft drink consumption.…”

“…1,2 In humans, greater sodium consumption has been linked to higher body weight, 3,4 possibly due to sodium' s effect on fluid intake because high sodium intake is often accompanied by high consumption of energy-dense foods and sugarsweetened soft drinks. [5][6][7][8][9] However, this may not always be the case because other studies have reported a positive relationship between dietary sodium intake and obesity independent of energy intake and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption. [10][11][12][13] This apparent discrepancy may be attributed, in part, to differences in the population studied and the study design and instruments used.…”

Changes in Taste and Food Intake during the Menstrual Cycle

“…In the study by Santos et al [3], in women in the luteal phase, increased consumption of foods rich in sodium and fat was observed, which may be related to the appearance of certain symptoms of the pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS). One should also consider that high intake of this nutrient is related to the development of coronary heart disease and high blood pressure [26,27], hence the great importance of studies that can serve as basis for the development of programs for the nutritional counseling of women at childbearing age with or without symptoms of PMS.…”

Regulatory approaches to obesity prevention: A systematic overview of current laws addressing diet-related risk factors in the European Union and the United States

“…44,45]. Items pertaining primarily to food safety, standardization, or quality control, rather than reduction of caloric intake, were included only where obesity-related grounds were evident from the legal text or statement of grounds.…”