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Are asthmatics salt-sensitive? A preliminary controlled study

T C Medici1, A Z Schmid, M Häcki

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.

Chest
|October 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

High salt intake worsens asthma symptoms and lung function, with sodium being the likely culprit. Reducing salt may benefit asthma patients by decreasing medication needs.

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Area of Science:

  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Allergy and Immunology

Background:

  • Epidemiological studies link high salt consumption to smooth muscle disorders like hypertension and asthma.
  • Previous research indicates increased salt intake exacerbates bronchial hyperreactivity in asthmatics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if increased salt intake worsens clinical and functional outcomes in asthma patients.
  • To determine whether sodium or chloride is the primary ion responsible for salt's effect on asthma.

Main Methods:

  • A controlled crossover study involving 14 asthma patients.
  • Patients underwent periods of salt restriction, salt loading, and sodium citrate loading.
  • Evaluated clinical symptoms, medication use, and lung function parameters (FEV1, PEFR).

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Main Results:

  • Salt loading was associated with worsened asthma symptoms (p=0.06) and increased inhaled steroid use (p<0.05).
  • Lung function declined with salt loading, notably in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (p<0.01) and peak expiratory flow rate (p<0.05).
  • Sodium, not chloride, appeared to mediate these effects, as shown by sodium citrate loading.

Conclusions:

  • Asthma patients exhibit salt sensitivity, with sodium identified as the probable causative ion.
  • A low-salt diet demonstrates a beneficial effect in managing asthma.
  • Dietary salt reduction may decrease the requirement for anti-asthma medications.