1 CEC

Description: President's Lecture | Salt and Cardiovascular Health: Does Physical Activity Change the Rules? from ACSM's 2022 Annual Meeting & World Congresses

Excess sodium from dietary salt (NaCl) is linked to elevations in blood pressure (BP). However, salt sensitivity of BP varies widely between individuals and there are data suggesting that salt adversely affects cardiovascular health and target organs, irrespective of resting BP. Both leisure-time physical activity and high cardiorespiratory fitness reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease but the effects of high physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness on salt-induced cardiovascular dysfunction are not well understood. Thus, the talk will focus on some of the adverse cardiovascular effects of high dietary salt, the limited evidence available pertaining to physical activity protecting against some of the harms of excess salt, along with potential future directions.

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