The Claim

Dietary sodium restriction reduces 24-hour urinary sodium excretion by an average of 38.43 mmol/24h in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, confirming effective adherence to the intervention.

Source: Effect of dietary sodium restriction on blood pressure in type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

What the research says

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Supports
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Challenges
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Quantitative
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In plain English

If people with type 2 diabetes eat less salt, their bodies pee out about 38 millimoles less sodium in a day, which means they’re actually following the low-salt diet.

See the scientific wording

Dietary sodium restriction reduces 24-hour urinary sodium excretion by an average of 38.43 mmol/24h in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, confirming effective adherence to the intervention.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Effect of dietary sodium restriction on blood pressure in type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

    The study found that when people with type 2 diabetes ate less salt, their bodies excreted about 38.43 mmol less sodium in urine each day — exactly what the claim says. This proves they actually followed the low-salt diet.

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