Reducing excessive salt intake can help relieve asthma symptoms, says review: NewsTarget.com

A review of scientific data by British and American researchers found that reducing salt intake might reduce the severity of asthma and breathing problems.

The review -- published in the December issue of the International Journal of Clinical Practice --analyzed both epidemiological and clinical data. According to researchers Timothy Mickleborough from Indiana University and Andrew Fogarty from the University of Nottingham, "Collectively, the studies to date investigating the potential relationship between dietary sodium and the severity of asthma or airway hyper-responsiveness have provided support for the hypothesis that increased dietary intake of sodium may increase the severity of disease in those with asthma."

It is widely accepted that salt is vital for normal body function in humans, but the average salt consumption of Westerners is between 10 and 12 grams a day; way too high, say experts.

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