Wed, Oct-10-12, 11:07
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Senior Member
Posts: 5,065
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Plan: ZULCA!
Stats: 353/279.2/175
BF: For now...
Progress: 41%
Location: U.S.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrRoberts
... People mistakenly think that by eating a bit more carb they solve the heart irregular problem. It isn't the carb, but the sodium in foods that helps.
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Partially correct: the sodium in the carby foods does help.
But the carbs themselves help greatly, if secondarily, by stimulating the release of insulin. Insulin tells parts around the kidney to retain sodium instead of excreting it. IIRC, insulin also tells the adrenals to secrete aldosterone, which promotes sodium retention.
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