PhotoLady wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2017 10:24 pm
And they wonder why nobody takes any notice of what the so called "experts" tell us these days......
Believe me, the doctors aren't in the least surprised! They just need to look at this thread!
The kidneys produce urine.
Excess salt can only be removed from the body in solution - i.e. in the form of urine.
And this is done more at night than during the daytime.
Obviously - it goes without saying - except it doesn't for some people -
consuming salt makes you thirsty - so you actually
get a double effect. But obviously - obviously - the scientists have taken this into account. They are not your average dim-wit off the street. We are talking here of a conference of eminent urologists from around the world.
As you become older, the body becomes less efficient at dealing with salt. So - this problem - going to toilet during the night affects a majority of people over the age of 60.
So - if this study is true, then - it could have benefits for tens of millions of people, including, I would think a sizeable number of expat residents of Cyprus - which is why I posted it here.
One aside - the father of a good veterinary friend of mine happens to be a major hospital urologist.
And word on the street is - or at least from his son - that he is quite excited about this study.
Normally I only see him vaguely excited when leaving the hospital on his way to the golf course... but... there you go.
As for sample size, 300 is quite good. I would suggest the confidence interval is about 95%.
But maybe The Devil will correct me.
Obviously the Japanese team intend to repeat with a larger sample size.
I have attended doctors' conferences, and I can also say with confidence, if there was something initially dodgy about this research it would have been ripped to sheds. It wasn't.
I suggest -
reduce your salt intake. Remember this study is independent of water intake. Most studies in this field have looked solely at water intake.
That is where this study is new.
Reduce your salt intake. Then - at night - you will have less excess salt for your body to remove.
Then - your kidneys will produce less urine - and you find yourself trotting off to the toilet less! (Nocturia).
Improving the quality of life for many many millions of people.
Including women, and men - with, or without prostate problems.
obviously - it goes without saying - if you are a man - get a ultra-sound every year - prostate. But that's a different matter entirely.