Low Salt Diet Helps Exercise-Induced Asthma

If you have exercise-induced asthma, you may benefit from switching to a low-salt diet. Research published in the June, 2005 "Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise" showed a big difference from going from a typical high salt diet (almost 10,000 mg sodium) to a low-salt diet (under 1500 mg sodium per day). Those on the low salt diet eliminated their symptoms of exercise-induced asthma. Those on the high salt diet showed more signs of lung inflammation. Most people with asthma have exercise-induced asthma, as do 10% of people without asthma.
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