The Claim

Seven days of euglycemic hyperinsulinemia does not increase sodium retention in conscious normal rats, with sodium balance remaining constant at 0.34 +/- 0.09 mmol throughout the infusion period.

Source: Seven Days of Euglycemic Hyperinsulinemia Induces Insulin Resistance for Glucose Metabolism but Not Hypertension, Elevated Catecholamine Levels, or Increased Sodium Retention in Conscious Normal Rats

What the research says

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In plain English

When researchers kept insulin levels high but blood sugar normal in rats for a week, the rats' bodies didn't hold onto more sodium than usual - their sodium levels stayed steady at about 0.34 mmol.

See the scientific wording

Seven days of euglycemic hyperinsulinemia does not increase sodium retention in conscious normal rats, with sodium balance remaining constant at 0.34 +/- 0.09 mmol throughout the infusion period.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Seven Days of Euglycemic Hyperinsulinemia Induces Insulin Resistance for Glucose Metabolism but Not Hypertension, Elevated Catecholamine Levels, or Increased Sodium Retention in Conscious Normal Rats

    The study gave rats insulin for 7 days while keeping their blood sugar normal, then measured how much sodium they retained. The results showed their sodium balance stayed exactly at 0.34 mmol the whole time - just like the claim says. The study confirms the claim is true.

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