| ■ Salty Foods Affect Blood Vessels: Study | 2011.01.27 |
| Obvious changes in your arteries occur just 30 minutes after you eat salty foods, says a new study. The Australian researchers found that foods with high levels of salt rapidly impair the ability of blood vessels to widen, even in people with normal blood pressure, msnbc.com reported. The long-term effects of this impact on blood vessels is unknown. "What surprised us was that this is similar to responses seen after a meal high in saturated fats, which we know can damage blood-vessels in the long-term," said lead author Kacie M. Dickinson, a researcher at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Adelaide, msnbc.com reported. The study appears in this month's issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. |