New Research on Salt

A study reported in the New York Times suggests that the traditional understanding of salt’s effect on water intake may be inaccurate. As always, further study is needed.

Rakova, N., Kitada, K., Lerchl, K., Dahlmann, A., Birukov, A., Daub, S., … & Johannes, B. (2017).
     Increased salt consumption induces body water conservation and decreases fluid intake. The Journal of clinical investigation, 127(5).

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