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How does high sodium intake result in oedema?
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Water retention: Sodium retains water.
Answered 7/22/2018
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Salt edema: 41 F from Tx asks: How does high sodium intake result in oedema? When you retain salt you retain water. Salt + water retained = edema. I recommend ISBN: 0-7434-1007-6 Kindle Book-13: 978-1-43914-059-8 to treat high salt edema if you Drs OKs.
Answered 7/22/2018
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