Low-Salt Diets and Insulin Resistance
For years, medical experts have been trying to identify the various health outcomes that occur when humans restrict dietary salt. Blood pressure is well-known, of course. Increasing attention has been given to the fact that cutting salt stimulates production of hormones like renin and aldosterone, activates the sympathetic nervous system and induces insulin resistance. Healthy insulin sensitivity is important, so curtailing salt represents an obvious health risk.
Salt Institute technical director Mort Satin explores this issue in the just-released issue of Salt and Health newsletter.