| Salt sensitivity, insulin resistance, and public health in India. | |
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PMID: 20439237 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVE: To provide a current overview of the worldwide prevalence and pattern of cardiovascular disease and discuss the role of sodium intake and salt sensitivity, with a focus on the Asian Indian population. METHODS: An extensive search of the literature from PubMed and the Cochrane Library was undertaken. Moreover, the pathophysiologic basis of the relationship between sodium intake and insulin sensitivity in various populations was reviewed. RESULTS: High blood pressure is the most common cause of cardiovascular disease and mortality globally. Although salt sensitivity is a frequent determinant of hypertension, a strong link between salt sensitivity and cardiovascular disease associated with insulin resistance has not received adequate attention. This may be particularly relevant to the public health challenges of increasing prevalences of obesity, diabetes, and cardiometabolic syndrome in India where, according to recent estimates, approximately 60% of the world's cases of cardiovascular disease occur and the salt consumption is among the highest in any large population. CONCLUSION: There is evidence for a strong link between increased salt sensitivity and insulin resistance leading to metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. This relationship may be particularly relevant to the escalating epidemic of cardiovascular disease in the southern Asian Indian population. A broad-based community action to achieve at least a modest restriction of salt intake can yield important health benefits and is urgently needed. |
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Om P Ganda; Vivian A Fonseca |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Volume: 16 ISSN: 1934-2403 ISO Abbreviation: Endocr Pract Publication Date: 2010 Nov-Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-01-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9607439 Medline TA: Endocr Pract Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 940-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. om.ganda@joslin.harvard.edu |
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