Salty diet may increase risk for autoimmune diseases

[PatriciaAnn]

A new study finds another reason to cut down on the salt: Increased salt

intake may trigger and sustain some autoimmune diseases.

cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57...

[LynneJ Vasculitis UK Volunteer]

Interesting study and good that research is going on but in my case pre diagnosis I had a low salt diet for at least 26 years and for the 2 years before my illness I was on slimming world plan and therefore had little or no processed food.

The only hidden salt would have come from the once a week grilled bacon breakfast or the oxos as everything was home prepared.

I never add salt to cooking.

So I think you would agree I didn't overdo it.

I dare say there will always be exceptions to the rule.

[hamble99b Volunteer in reply to LynneJ]

I'm exactly the same, in fact, and you can laugh, I had to check I hadn't written that reply Lynne, and forgotten as the dates seemed so similar!

but I've re-calculated and it's no salt for 31 years 10 years before wg.

salt makes my arthritis bad, as does soda water & fizzy drinks.

sandra.

[HiveMind]

Ditto here. I dislike salt on most things.

The only things I'll have (minimal) salt on are chips and boiled eggs and I don't have these very often. And I check salt levels in the foods I eat and avoid processed foods as much as possible.

Not convinced with the salt theory. Next!

[John_Mills Volunteer]

Me neither BB!

As David Jayne said in a different context, it's a quantum leap from experiments in mice to human beings. (Or something like that!!).