Salt May Boost Immune Diseases Through Inflammation
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Diets high in salt, tied to hypertension and heart risk in some studies, may also worsen diseases caused by abnormal immune response, laboratory research suggests.
In a study published today in the journal Nature, mice fed high-salt diets had a more severe version of an animal form of multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. Two other papers showed how the cells interact with the body to promote inflammation.