03/01/2019 / By Michelle Simmons
A study finds that prenatal high-salt diets can cause cardiovascular disease in offspring. The study, which was published in the Journal of Hypertension, suggests that prenatal diets high in salt can increase oxidative stress and damage blood vessels in offspring.
In conclusion, the findings of the study suggest that prenatal high-salt diet damages nitric oxide-mediated vasodilatation by increasing oxidative stress, which also impairs the renin-angiotensin system.
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Journal Reference:
Liu Y, Qi L, Wu J, Xu T, Yang C, Chen X, Lv J, Xu Z. PRENATAL HIGH-SALT DIET IMPAIRED VASODILATATION WITH REPROGRAMMED RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM IN OFFSPRING RATS. Journal of Hypertension. December 2018; 36(12): 2369-2379. DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000001865
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