Aldosterone IV
We have previously reported on the growing importance of the hormone aldosterone in blogs Aldosterone I , Aldosterone II and Aldosterone III , in addition to a dedicated Salt and Health Newsletter . The most recent issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine echoes our sentiments on the subject. Authors J. R. Sowers, A. Whaley-Connell and M. Epstein write on the growing recognition of the role of aldosterone in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome, type II diabetes, resistant hypertension and associated cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease.
Available evidence appears to indicate that the quickest and most direct way to elevate aldosterone levels in the body is to cut your salt intake to the levels recommended in the Dietary Guidelines for American , i.e. the equivalent of 1500 – 2300 mg sodium per day. We can only hope that one day, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will acknowledge all the credible evidence in the scientific literature rather than only that which serves their salt reduction advocacy.
