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| - | ==Metabolic syndrome==
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| - | *Recall that insulin can positively increase activity of the Enac channel.
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| - | *The four hallmarks: obesity, insulin resistance, lipid abnormalities (hyperinsulinemia), hypertension.
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| - | *Insulin resistance means that the insulin is not as effective as it should be. So we need more insulin to get same glucose into blood. Once we get glucose at proper levels we stop producing but this is usually far too much for the other processes controlled by insulin.
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| - | *Controllable factors:
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| - | **Weight, diet, exercise.
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| - | *People with metabolic syndrome are very salt sensitive.
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| - | *USDA and NIH recommendations in salt consumption:
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| - | **Consume less than 2.3 grams.
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| - | **1.5 grams for at risk populations like african americans, middle-age adults, older adults, etc.
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| - | *Cutting down on salt will renormalize the desire for salt, so if you cut it down, your taste will change.
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QrnVWe I really enjoy the article post. Really Cool.
dMF7iY Major thankies for the blog post.Really thank you! Will read on...
