(November 18, 2021 at 10:40 pm)brewer Wrote: In the new study, researchers tried to shed a brighter light on the topic with in-depth testing. The study was presented Saturday at the American Heart Association's virtual Scientific Sessions and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The researchers examined data from 10,709 generally healthy adults who were an average of 52 years old. They were participants in six different studies across the U.S. and Europe. Their sodium and potassium were measured with at least two 24-hour urine samples, meaning all urine produced in a full day, which is considered the optimal method.
During an average follow-up of 8.8 years, there were 571 cardiovascular disease events such as a heart attack or stroke. The researchers found that higher sodium levels, lower potassium levels and higher sodium-to-potassium ratio were all associated with higher risk.
https://www.heart.org/en/news/2021/11/15...-potassium
My HMO is tracking these values this way, if I understand the reports on my electrolytes correctly. I have always been all over reducing sodium intake, but have found some holes that need plugging in my food intake. For instance, I don't salt any food, but even the CostCo chicken that I used to buy was in an "8% solution of water and kosher salt". I don't buy any chicken from CostCo as a result. I found a source of fresh (not frozen, and claimed to be hormone-free) unsalted chicken, and buy it there. It might be too late, as I only discovered this info in the last two years.
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