Low-salt diet increases insulin resistance in healthy subjects
Garg R, Williams GH, Hurwitz S, Brown NJ, Hopkins PN, Adler GK. Low-salt diet increases insulin resistance in healthy subjects. Metabolism 2010, 60: 965-968. PMID: 21036373, PMCID: PMC3036792, DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2010.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-salt dietHomeostasis model assessment indexModel assessment indexBody mass indexInsulin resistanceLS dietUrine aldosteroneMass indexHS dietHealthy subjectsHigher homeostasis model assessment indexUrine norepinephrine excretionPlasma renin activityHigh-salt dietSympathetic nervous systemSerum angiotensin IIPathogenesis of diabetesUrine epinephrineNorepinephrine excretionRenin activitySerum aldosteroneBlood pressureSerum sodiumAngiotensin IIHealthy men