Hypertension is an important global public-health challenge because of its high prevalence
and concomitant risks for cardiovascular and kidney diseases. More than 60% of the risk …

Sodium (Na+) is crucial for numerous homeostatic processes in the body and,
consequentially, its levels are tightly regulated by multiple organ systems. Sodium is …

This study investigated the gustatory threshold for salt and its relationship with dietary salt
intake among hypertensive (n= 54) and normotensive (n= 54) subjects. Salt intake was …

Numerous hypotensive drugs result in decreasing the taste sensitivity or total loss of taste
perception. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of selected groups of …

Abstract Background and Aims Previous studies suggest that olfactory receptors, which
mediate smell chemosensation, are located in the kidney and involved in blood pressure …

Background Essential hypertension mostly originates from children. Salt Sensitivity (SS) is
regarded as the intermediate phenotype of essential hypertension. The present study …

The association between salty taste and NaCl intake with hypertension is well-established,
although it is far from completely understood. Other taste types such as sweet, umami or …

Salt taste sensitivity is the capacity to identify the flavour of salt. It is possible that salt taste
sensitivity threshold (STST) can influence salt appetite, and sodium ingestion is associated …

The aim of this study was to identify the salt taste sensitivity thresholds and relationships with
body composition and blood pressure levels in a cross-sectional study of adolescents. Blood …

Patients with type 2 diabetes (normotensives, n ¼ 59; hypertensives, n ¼ 56) and matched
controls (n ¼ 60) had salt taste perception determined using graded NaCl solutions (0 …