Association of Sodium Excretion With Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, and Body Fat.

1 The prevalence of MS in the United States was 22.9% from 2009 to 2010 with an increasing trend of abdominal obesity. 2 MS represents a cluster of clinical factors and is used to define patients at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), type II diabetes, and all-cause mortality. 2 , 3 MS is associated with a 2.4-fold increase in CVD and cardiovascular mortality. 4 Sodium intake is a modifiable risk factor for MS. 5 – 7 Previous studies have reported a strong association between blood pressure (BP) and sodium intake. 8 – 10 However, there is controversy regarding the association between other components of MS besides BP and sodium intake.

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