Salt delays puberty

High salt intake may delay puberty

Date:

May 17, 2015

Source:

European Society of Endocrinology

Summary:

High salt diets may delay puberty. As the salt content of Western diets continues to increase these findings could have significant consequences for the reproductive health of future generations.

Rats fed a hhigh salt diet (equivalent to 3 or 4 times the recommended daily allowance for humans) had a significant delay in reaching puberty compared to those fed a normal (low) salt diet. Interestingly, rats that had salt completely excluded from their diet also had delayed puberty./.../

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