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Effects of low sodium diet versus high sodium diet on blood pressure, renin, aldosterone, catecholamines, cholesterol, and triglyceride.
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BACKGROUND: In spite of more than 100 years of investigations the question of reduced sodium intake as a health prophylaxis initiative is still unsolved. OBJECTIVES: To estimate the effects of low sodium versus high sodium intake on systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP), plasma or serum levels of renin, aldosterone, catecholamines, cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and triglycerides. SEARCH METHODS: PUBMED, EMBASE and Cochrane Central and reference lists of relevant articles were searched from 1950 to July 2011. SELECTION CRITERIA: Studies randomizing persons to low sodium and high sodium diets were included if they evaluated at least one of the above outcome parameters. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Two authors independently collected data, which were analysed with Review Manager 5.1. MAIN RESULTS: A total of 167 studies were included in this 2011 update.The effect of sodium reduction in normotensive Caucasians was SBP -1.27 mmHg (95% CI: -1.88, -0.66; p=0.0001), DBP -0.05 mmHg (95% CI: -0.51, 0.42; p=0.85). The effect of sodium reduction in normotensive Blacks was SBP -4.02 mmHg (95% CI:-7.37, -0.68; p=0.002), DBP -2.01 mmHg (95% CI:-4.37, 0.35; p=0.09). The effect of sodium reduction in normotensive Asians was SBP -1.27 mmHg (95% CI: -3.07, 0.54; p=0.17), DBP -1.68 mmHg (95% CI:-3.29, -0.06; p=0.04). The effect of sodium reduction in hypertensive Caucasians was SBP -5.48 mmHg (95% CI: -6.53, -4.43; p<0.00001), DBP -2.75 mmHg (95% CI: -3.34, -2.17; p<0.00001). The effect of sodium reduction in hypertensive Blacks was SBP -6.44 mmHg (95% CI:-8.85, -4.03; p=0.00001), DBP -2.40 mmHg (95% CI:-4.68, -0.12; p=0.04). The effect of sodium reduction in hypertensive Asians was SBP -10.21 mmHg (95% CI:-16.98, -3.44; p=0.003), DBP -2.60 mmHg (95% CI: -4.03, -1.16; p=0.0004).In plasma or serum there was a significant increase in renin (p<0.00001), aldosterone (p<0.00001), noradrenaline (p<0.00001), adrenaline (p<0.0002), cholesterol (p<0.001) and triglyceride (p<0.0008) with low sodium intake as compared with high sodium intake. In general the results were similar in studies with a duration of at least 2 weeks. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: Sodium reduction resulted in a 1% decrease in blood pressure in normotensives, a 3.5% decrease in hypertensives, a significant increase in plasma renin, plasma aldosterone, plasma adrenaline and plasma noradrenaline, a 2.5% increase in cholesterol, and a 7% increase in triglyceride. In general, these effects were stable in studies lasting for 2 weeks or more.
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The Science of Salt: A Systematic Review of Clinical Salt Studies 2013 to 2014
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Association of Low Urinary Sodium Excretion With Increased Risk of Stroke
Kieneker, L. M., Eisenga, M. F., Gansevoort, R. T., de Boer, R. A., Navis, G. J., Dullaart, R. P. F., Joosten, M. M., & Bakker, S. J. L. (2018) · Mayo Clinic Proceedings · doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.05.028 · Cited by 34
Keyzer, W. D., Dofková, M., Lillegaard, I. T., Maeyer, M. D., Andersen, L. F., Ruprich, J., Řehůřková, I., Geelen, A., Veer, P. V. ’., Henauw, S. D., et al. (2015) · British Journal Of Nutrition · doi:10.1017/s0007114514003791 · Cited by 33
Graudal, N. A. (2016) · American Journal of Hypertension · doi:10.1093/ajh/hpw006 · Cited by 33
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Gastrointestinal–Renal Axis: Role in the Regulation of Blood Pressure
Yang, J., José, P. A., & Zeng, C. (2017) · Journal of the American Heart Association · doi:10.1161/jaha.117.005536 · Cited by 33
“Therefore, a low-sodium diet is a major preventive and treatment scheme for hypertension.(8)”
BackgroundEffectiveness of salt substitute on cardiovascular outcomes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Tsai, Y., Tsao, Y., Huang, C., Tai, Y., Su, Y., Chiang, C., Sung, S., Chen, C., & Cheng, H. (2022) · Journal of Clinical Hypertension · doi:10.1111/jch.14562 · Cited by 32
“The extracted components from eligible review papers were as follows: (1) the first author’s name with year of publication, (2) study design, (3) country of the study, (4) number of participants in the intervention and control groups, (5) age and sex of the participants, (6) duration of follow-up, (7) components of sa…”
A vascular mechanism for high-sodium-induced insulin resistance in rats
Premilovac, D., Richards, S. M., Rattigan, S., & Keske, M. A. (2014) · Diabetologia · doi:10.1007/s00125-014-3373-y · Cited by 31
“Treating HS rats with quinapril augmented microvascular insulin sensitivity and restored insulin-mediated muscle glucose uptake in vivo, suggesting a role for the RAS in the development of sodium-derived microvascular insulin resistance.”
BackgroundInfluentialInteractive effect of high sodium intake with increased serum triglycerides on hypertension
Choi, J. W., Park, J.-S., & Lee, C. H. (2020) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0231707 · Cited by 31
Sodium Replacement with KCl and MSG: Attitudes, Perception and Acceptance in Reduced Salt Soups
Walker, J. C., & Dando, R. (2023) · Foods · doi:10.3390/foods12102063 · Cited by 31
Low Salt Diet and Insulin Resistance
Oh, H., Lee, H. Y., Jun, D. W., & Lee, S. M. (2016) · Clinical Nutrition Research · doi:10.7762/cnr.2016.5.1.1 · Cited by 28
“Received January 19, 2016 Revised January 23, 2016 Accepted January 27, 2016 Introduction The excessive sodium intake is known to be closely related to cardiovascular diseases [1-3].”
BackgroundInfluentialEvidence Relating Sodium Intake to Blood Pressure and CVD
O'Donnell, M. J., Mente, A., & Yusuf, S. (2014) · Current Cardiology Reports · doi:10.1007/s11886-014-0529-9 · Cited by 29
Vega‐Vega, O., Fonseca-Correa, J. I., la Garza, A. M.-D., Rincón-Pedrero, R., Espinosa-Cuevas, Á., Baeza-Arias, Y. V., Dary, O., Herrero-Bervera, B., Nieves-Anaya, I., & Correa‐Rotter, R. (2018) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu10070816 · Cited by 29
“Reduction of sodium intake lowers BP in experimental and clinical conditions [16,17].”
BackgroundGraudal, N. A., & Jűrgens, G. (2015) · Frontiers in Physiology · doi:10.3389/fphys.2015.00157 · Cited by 26
“Keywords: blood pressure, dietary sodium, dietary salt, ethnicity, meta-analysis Introduction The effect of sodium reduction (SR) on blood pressure (BP) is smaller in persons with normal blood pressure than in hypertensive persons (Graudal et al., 1998, 2011).”
BackgroundMethodResultInfluentialStrategies to improve diet in older adults
Johnson, M. A. (2012) · Proceedings of The Nutrition Society · doi:10.1017/s0029665112002819 · Cited by 27
Food Sources of Sodium Intake in an Adult Mexican Population: A Sub-Analysis of the SALMEX Study
Colin-Ramírez, E., Espinosa-Cuevas, Á., Miranda-Alatriste, P., Tovar-Villegas, V. I., Arcand, J., & Correa‐Rotter, R. (2017) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu9080810 · Cited by 27
Naser, A. M., UNICOMB, L. E., Doza, S., Ahmed, K. M., Rahman, M. M., Uddin, M. N., Quraishi, S. B., Selim, S., Shamsudduha, M., Burgess, W. G., et al. (2017) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015205 · Cited by 26
Effects of High Salt Intake on Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease: The Role of COX Inhibitors
Chrysant, S. G. (2016) · Clinical Cardiology · doi:10.1002/clc.22536 · Cited by 29
Blood pressure and sodium intake from snacks in adolescents
Ponzo, V., Ganzit, G. P., Soldati, L., Carli, L. D., Fanzola, I., Maiandi, M., Durazzo, M., & Bo, S. (2015) · European Journal of Clinical Nutrition · doi:10.1038/ejcn.2015.9 · Cited by 26
Dietary Sodium and Cardiovascular Disease
Smyth, A., O'Donnell, M. J., Mente, A., & Yusuf, S. (2015) · Current Hypertension Reports · doi:10.1007/s11906-015-0559-8 · Cited by 25
Tikellis, C., Pickering, R. J., Tsorotes, D., Harjutsalo, V., Thorn, L. M., Ahola, A. J., Wadén, J., Tolonen, N., Saraheimo, M., Gordin, D., et al. (2012) · Clinical Science · doi:10.1042/cs20120352 · Cited by 22
Association of Estimated Sodium Intake With Adverse Cardiac Structure and Function
Selvaraj, S., Djoussé, L., Aguilar, F. G., Martinez, E. E., Polsinelli, V. B., Irvin, M. R., Arnett, D. K., & Shah, S. J. (2017) · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2017.06.036 · Cited by 21
“Indeed, low sodium may lead to excess RAAS activation with resultant detrimental physiologic effects (37).”
InfluentialSalt reduction and hypertension in China: a concise state-of-the-art review.
Liu, Y., Li, H., Hong, S., & Yin, X. (2015) · Europe PMC (PubMed Central) · doi:10.3978/j.issn.2223-3652.2015.05.01 · Cited by 22
“5%, and triglycerides by 7%, in spite of the reduced BP resulting from sodium reduction in both the normotensive and hypertensive participants (24).”
BackgroundIvey-Miranda, J. B., Almeida‐Gutiérrez, E., Herrera-Saucedo, R., Posada‐Martínez, E. L., Chávez‐Mendoza, A., Mendoza-Zavala, G. H., Cigarroa-López, J. A., Magaña‐Serrano, J. A., Rivera‐Leaños, R., Treviño-Mejía, A. D. J., et al. (2021) · Cardiology Journal · doi:10.5603/cj.a2021.0098 · Cited by 21
“In fact, most of the evidence comes either from trials assessing the effect of sodium restriction in non-HF populations such as patients with hypertension or from observational studies [9, 10].”
BackgroundGenome Wide Association Study Identifies L3MBTL4 as a Novel Susceptibility Gene for Hypertension
Liu, X., Hu, C., Bao, M., Li, J., Liu, X., Tan, X., Zhou, Y., Chen, Y., Wu, S., Chen, S., et al. (2016) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep30811 · Cited by 21
Central nervous system mechanisms of salt-sensitive hypertension
Feng, Y., Pan, S., Verma, H., Zheng, H., Plata, A. A., Zubcevic, J. A., & Leenen, F. H. H. (2025) · Physiological Reviews · doi:10.1152/physrev.00035.2024 · Cited by 21
Johnson, C., Thout, S. R., Trieu, K., Arcand, J., Wong, M., McLean, R. M., Leung, A. A. C., Campbell, N. R. C., & Webster, J. L. (2016) · Journal of Clinical Hypertension · doi:10.1111/jch.12877 · Cited by 20
“Low-quality research methods (including short duration studies, clinically insignificant reductions in salt intake, flawed measurement methods such as spot urine samples to measure long-term individual salt intake, and cohort studies in people with disease) have resulted in controversy over the impact of changing diet…”
BackgroundZierath, R., Claggett, B. L., Hall, M. E., Correa, A., Barber, S., Gao, Y. L., Talegawkar, S. A., Ezekwe, E. I., Tucker, K. L., Roux, A. V. D., et al. (2023) · JAMA Network Open · doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.52055 · Cited by 20
Ghazi, L., Dudenbostel, T., Lin, C. P., Oparil, S., & Calhoun, D. A. (2016) · Journal of Hypertension · doi:10.1097/hjh.0000000000000870 · Cited by 19
“In Asians and African-Americans, sodium restriction has resulted in greater BP reduction, but there were fewer studies that included these ethnic and racial groups [16].”
BackgroundKutumova, E., Kiselev, I., Sharipov, R., Lifshits, G., & Kolpakov, F. (2021) · Frontiers in Physiology · doi:10.3389/fphys.2021.746300 · Cited by 16
Blood Pressure–Lowering Medications, Sodium Reduction, and Blood Pressure
Song, J., Chen, L., Xiong, H., Ma, Y., Pombo-Rodrigues, S., MacGregor, G. A., & He, F. J. (2024) · Hypertension · doi:10.1161/hypertensionaha.124.23382 · Cited by 16
Carapeto, C., Brum, S. Z., & Rocha, M. J. (2018) · Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences · doi:10.4172/2155-9600.1000701 · Cited by 15
“[10] have studied the effect of the decrease of sodium ingestion from a medium high level (201 mmol/ day) to a medium level ingestion of 66 mmol/day which is below the maximum recommended level of 100 mmol/day (5 gr of salt).”
BackgroundSalts and energy balance: A special role for dietary salts in metabolic syndrome
Brey, C. W., Akbari‐Alavijeh, S., Ling, J., Sheagley, J., Shaikh, B., Al-Mohanna, F. A., Wang, Y., Gaugler, R. R., & Hashmi, S. (2018) · Clinical Nutrition · doi:10.1016/j.clnu.2018.10.021 · Cited by 15
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Okube, O. T., Kimani, S. T., & Mirie, W. (2020) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039131 · Cited by 15
Kang, H. J., Jun, D. W., Lee, S. M., Jang, E. C., & Cho, Y. K. (2018) · Oncotarget · doi:10.18632/oncotarget.23959 · Cited by 13
“The influence of low sodium diet on insulin resistance and dyslipidemia is unclear and has shown variable results [21, 22].”
BackgroundSilva-Santos, T., Moreira, P. A. M., Pinho, O., Padrão, P., Norton, P. M. P. N. S., & Gonçalves, C. (2022) · Foods · doi:10.3390/foods11070981 · Cited by 12
“4 million are from complications of hypertension [1,2].”
BackgroundIdentification of differences in health impact modelling of salt reduction
Hendriksen, M. A. H., Geleijnse, J. M., Raaij, J. M. A. V., Cappuccio, F. P., Cobiac, L. J., Scarborough, P., Nusselder, W. J., Jaccard, A., & Boshuizen, H. C. (2017) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0186760 · Cited by 11
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Kozioł-Kozakowska, A., Wójcik, M., Herceg-Čavrak, V., Cobal, S., Radovanović, D. S., Álvarez‐Pitti, J., Hartgring, I., Piórecka, B., Gabbianelli, R., & Drożdż, D. (2024) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu16162786 · Cited by 12
“A number of the excellent-quality systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) concluded that decreased sodium intake relative to usual or higher intake results in lowered blood pressure in adults with or without hypertension [51–54].”
BackgroundManaging Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease: The Role of Diet and Guideline Recommendations
Stambolliu, E., Iliakis, P., Tsioufis, K. P., & Damianaki, A. (2025) · Journal of Clinical Medicine · doi:10.3390/jcm14113755 · Cited by 11
“…DASH diet (optimal adherence to the diet may lead to 11 mmHg reduction of systolic BP), sodium intake (targeting a diet with 1.5 g/day may lead to 5 mmHg reduction of systolic BP), and potassium intake (daily potassium intake of 3500–5000 mg, may lead to 4 mmHg reduction of systolic BP) [15–18].”
InfluentialGlobal REACH 2018: renal oxygen delivery is maintained during early acclimatization to 4,330 m
Steele, A. R., Tymko, M. M., Meah, V. L., Simpson, L. L., Gasho, C., Dawkins, T. G., Villafuerte, F. C., Ainslie, P. N., Stembridge, M. R., Moore, J. P., et al. (2020) · American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology · doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00372.2020 · Cited by 10
Salt intake and blood pressure response to percutaneous renal denervation in resistant hypertension
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“Specifically, a large metaanalysis including 83 references [10], updated to 96 references in 2003 as a Cochrane review and to 167 references in 2011 [11], showed a small blood pressure effect of about 1.”
BackgroundDiNicolantonio, J. J., & O’Keefe, J. H. (2018) · Current Opinion in Cardiology · doi:10.1097/hco.0000000000000525 · Cited by 9
Silva-Santos, T., Moreira, P. A. M., Pinho, O., Padrão, P., Abreu, S., Esteves, S., Oliveira, L. M., Norton, P. M. P. N. S., Rodrigues, M., Ndrio, A., et al. (2021) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu14010008 · Cited by 9
“Excessive salt intake is associated with an increased risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease [1].”
BackgroundWilson, N., Nghiem, N., & Foster, R. H. (2013) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058539 · Cited by 9
“3 to 4 mm Hg and even more so in people with hypertension (6 to 10 mm Hg reduction) [2].”
BackgroundBreeze, P. R., Sworn, K., McGrane, E., Abraham, S., & Cantrell, A. J. (2024) · BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health · doi:10.1136/bmjnph-2023-000666 · Cited by 9
“8 The outcomes of the AMSTART2 critical appraisal tool assessment for all included studies can be found in online supplemental table S2.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Graudal, N. A., Hubeck-Graudal, T., & Jurgens, G.
- Affiliations
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Venue
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
- Published
- 2011-11-09
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- CD004022-CD004022
- ISSN
- 1361-6137 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4232450481
- Cited by
- 170
- References
- 208
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- Type
- reference entry
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- new_version (2017-04-09)
- Open access
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- Locations
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Sodium Intake and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Renin-Angiotensin System Studies
- Keywords
- sodium restriction, high-salt diet, sodium intake, blood pressure, renin, aldosterone, catecholamines, cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, hypertension, normotension, racial differences, cardiovascular risk reduction, renin-angiotensin system, renin-aldosterone system
- MeSH terms
- Aldosterone, Blood Pressure, Catecholamines, Cholesterol, Diet, Sodium-Restricted, Humans, Hypertension, Renin, Triglycerides, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Sodium Chloride, Dietary, Black People, White People, Asian People
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