Eating a lot of carbs for two weeks doesn’t raise blood pressure in healthy guys, even though it changes how their bodies handle salt.

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High-carbohydrate diet: antinatriuretic and blood pressure response in normal men.

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1986 Sep

The study found that even though a high-carb diet caused temporary sodium retention, it didn’t raise blood pressure in healthy men over two weeks.

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High-carbohydrate diet: antinatriuretic and blood pressure response in normal men.

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DOI: 10.1093/AJCN/44.3.341

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