News tagged with urinary sodium excretion

Family partnership, education interventions lower heart failure patients' salt consumption

Educating family members of heart failure (HF) patients about the health benefits of consuming a low-salt diet and providing skills for support and communication can effectively reduce HF patients' sodium consumption, according ...

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Spot urine test: To monitor dietary sodium compliance in liver disease patients?

Most patients with ascites caused by liver cirrhosis are treated with diuretics in addition to dietary sodium restriction. This creates a negative nitrogen balance and promotes mobilization of ascites. Lack of response can ...

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New Evidence Shakes up Perceptions of Salt

(PhysOrg.com) -- As the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are currently under development and regulations surrounding sodium consumption are being considered, an analysis of evidence to be released online ...

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created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 5

Diabetics on high-fiber diets might need extra calcium

The amount of calcium your body absorbs might depend, in part, on the amount of dietary fiber you consume.

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hypertension drug dramatically reduces proteinuria in kidney disease patients

Taking a much higher than recommended dose of the hypertension drug candesartan cilexetil effectively lowered the amount of protein excreted in the urine of patients with kidney disease, according to a study appearing in ...

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created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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