SODIUM REVISITED:
\nWe all know that diet high in sodium is\nextremely dangerous in the long run. On a previous article though I encouraged\nathletes to add a little of salt in their diet. Generally athletes are the most\nattracted to follow healthy tips, but sometime those are meant for the\nunhealthy life style of many Americans that eat up to 10 gr. of sodium a day in\ntheir diet and a reduction is more than welcome. Sodium is not a venom. Sodium\nplays vital roles in body functions and is\nessential to keep your muscle. A low sodium diet tend to cause a decrease on\nmuscle mass too. Our body especially if you workout, lose sodium and a low\nblood sodium increase the production of the system known as\nRenin-angiotensin-Aldosterone to absorb sodium from urine. Unfortunatly\nAldosterone if activated causes a muscle loss and is something an athlete\ndoesn’t want. Angiotensin II also reacts with muscle receptors and causes\nmuscle protein breakdown blocking the anabolic process by increasing Myostatin.\nObviously if you suffer hypertension is better fewer muscle, but if you don’t\nhave any health problems and you workout be careful not to reduce sodium intake\ntoo much. The level of sodium should stay between 3-6 gr per day depends the\namount of muscle and lean body mass you have and the kind of nutrition you\nfollow. Remember sodium is essential to absorb proteins, don’t vanish your\nnutrients because you think that sodium is mortal. The truth is always in the\nright equilibrium of elements and not the ortoressic take of a study.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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