The SSaSS study is a landmark study in the study of sodium and its effect on blood pressure and mortality. Join the Filtrate as they do a deep dive.
The Filtrate:
Joel Topf
Joshua Waitzman
Nayan Arora
Jennie Lin
Sophia Ambruso
Special Guest:
Paul A Welling
Editor:
Sophia Ambruso
Show Notes:
Paul Welling’s tweetorial on the potassium switch
The 2016 Canadian Hypertension guidelines were the first to suggest adding potassium: Hypertension Canada's 2016 Canadian Hypertension Education Program Guidelines for Blood Pressure Measurement, Diagnosis, Assessment of Risk, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension
Swapnil’s Potassium Trial: Diet or additional supplement to increase potassium intake: protocol for an adaptive clinical trial
When Food Firms Cut The Salt, What Do They Put In Instead? From NPR.
Effect of lower sodium🧂 intake on health: systematic review and meta-analyses
FDA Issues Final Guidance Regarding Use of an Alternate Name for Potassium Chloride in Food Labeling
David Ellison and Paul Welling’s reviewing the NEJM: Insights into Salt Handling and Blood Pressure
NephTrials on Cluster Randomized Trials: http://www.nephjc.com/news/clusterct
Nu-Salt (KCl) 3 oz for $4.97 at Amazon (no afiliate link because we don’t have our act together)
Salt for Life looks like it is 75% KCl 25% NaCl and it is 11.99 for 10.5 oz at Amazon (see above disclaimer)
Bridgerton, only 8 episodes for Season 2
Inhibition of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in mice by selective inhibition of mTORC1: The Paper | The Tweet
Work in Josh’s lab. Get in touch: jswaitzm@bidmc.harvard.edu
Open Educational Resources (OER)