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Susan J Torres1, Anne I Turner, Caryl A Nowson

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Psychological stress may increase salt appetite in animals, but human studies show little evidence that acute stress affects salt intake. Chronic stress might influence salty snack consumption, but overall, stress is unlikely to significantly increase salt intake in most people.

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Area of Science:

  • Physiology
  • Psychology
  • Nutrition Science

Background:

  • Psychological stress is prevalent in modern societies and contributes to the global disease burden.
  • A hypothesis suggests societal salt intake reflects stress levels, with stress potentially driving hypertension via increased salt consumption.
  • This review examines the link between stress, salt appetite, and salt consumption in humans.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate evidence from animal and human studies on whether stress induces salt appetite and increases salt consumption in humans.
  • To explore potential physiological mechanisms linking stress and salt intake.

Main Methods:

  • Review of animal studies investigating stress-induced salt intake.
  • Analysis of human laboratory studies on acute stress and salt intake.
  • Examination of human studies on chronic life stress and eating behaviors, including salty snack consumption.

Main Results:

  • Animal studies suggest stress can increase salt intake, potentially mediated by the sympatho-adrenal medullary system or hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis.
  • Human laboratory studies found no effect of acute stress on salt intake.
  • One study linked chronic stress to increased consumption of snack foods, including salty options.

Conclusions:

  • Current evidence does not strongly support stress as a major driver of salt intake in humans.
  • Further research on chronic stress and specific consumption of salty foods is needed.
  • In sodium-replete individuals, stress is unlikely to be a significant factor in excessive salt intake.