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Sodio en la dieta - Side Effects

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Dieta y sodio (sal)

Efectos secundarios:

Demasiado sodio puede llevar a hipertensión arterial en aquellas personas sensibles a este elemento. Si usted sufre de hipertensión, el médico probablemente le recomendará que reduzca la ingesta de sodio (sal).

El sodio puede llevar a una acumulación grave de líquidos en personas con insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva, cirrosis o nefropatía. Dichas personas deben estar bajo una dieta con restricción estricta de sodio de la manera como lo prescriba el médico.

  • Reviewed last on: 5/26/2010
  • David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc, and David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine.

Referencias

Lichtenstein AH, et al. AHA Scientific Statement. Diet and lifestyle recommendations revision 2006. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association Nutrition Committee. Circulation. 2006;114:82-96.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Dietary Guidelines for Americans -- 2005. Chapter 8: Sodium and Potassium. Accessed May 25, 2010.

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