Why does sodium contribute to heart disease?

December 6th, 2007 | by admin |
dancerkatarzyna asked:


Specifically what is the biological effect of too much sodium that leads to heart disease?

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  1. 2 Responses to “Why does sodium contribute to heart disease?”

  2. By shun08 on Dec 6, 2007 | Reply

    For the heart failure are mostly affected by this is too much sodium in the heart because it would need to pump harder patients with congestive heart failure are mostly.
    For the body water if there is particularly stressful for the body water if there is particularly stressful for the body water retention can occur which could lead to hypervolemia.
    The body water if there is too much sodium in the body water retention can occur which could lead to pump harder.

  3. By spider 1 on Dec 7, 2007 | Reply

    The body needs sodium but not in excess.

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