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Even though people urinate out more salt after drinking this mineral water, their blood pressure doesn’t go up — meaning the body’s salt removal system works fine without raising BP.

Evidence Quality Assessment

Claim Status

appropriately stated

Study Design Support

Design supports claim

Appropriate Language Strength

association

Can only show association/correlation

Assessment Explanation

The study used regression to test association, and the claim correctly uses 'not associated' — matching the p-value (p=0.170). No causal language is used, which is appropriate.

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Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

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Blood Pressure Stability and Plasma Aldosterone Reduction: The Effects of a Sodium and Bicarbonate-Rich Water - A Randomized Controlled Intervention Study

Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2024 Dec

People who drank mineral water with lots of sodium didn’t get higher blood pressure, even though their urine had more sodium — so the water didn’t raise their blood pressure like you might expect.

Contradicting (0)

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No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

Blood Pressure Stability and Plasma Aldosterone Reduction: The Effects of a Sodium and Bicarbonate-Rich Water - A Randomized Controlled Intervention Study

Score: 49
DOI: 10.1080/08037051.2023.2291411

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