"We already know that limiting salt can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and hypertension, but this study shows for the first time that taking the saltshaker off the table can help prevent Type 2 diabetes as well," lead author Lu Qi, M.D., Ph.D., a professor at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, said in a statement.
“We already know that limiting salt can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and hypertension, but this study shows for the first time that taking the saltshaker off the table can help prevent type 2 diabetes as well,” said lead study author Dr. Lu Qi, chair and professor at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans.
“We already know that limiting salt can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and hypertension, but this study shows for the first time that taking the saltshaker off the table can help prevent type 2 diabetes as well,” says lead author Lu Qi, professor at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
“We already know that limiting salt can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and hypertension, but this study shows for the first time that taking the salt shaker off the table can help prevent Type 2 diabetes as well,” lead author Dr. Lu Qi, study author and professor at Tulane’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, said in a statement.
The “causal relationship between fluoride exposure and neurotoxicity remains unclear,” says lead study author Tewodros Godebo, assistant professor of environmental health sciences at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, but he hopes these preliminary findings will spur more research into the potential cognitive impacts of fluoride exposure.
The research, conducted with the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, indicates a potential impact on future workforces and economic development in states with stricter abortion laws as young people often live and work in the state they go to college.
The neurotoxic effects of high levels of fluoride in drinking water may be studied further by researchers at Tulane University, who suggest that high levels of the substance may impact cognitive functions in children.
“It’s one of those phenomena that, with climate change, we might see it more often,” said Stephen Murphy, director of the disaster management program at Tulane’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. “The drought conditions down here certainly fueled, no pun intended, all that marsh fire.”
The carbon footprint for each food looked at its full life cycle, including the emissions from production, transport, and eventual disposal, said Diego Rose, nutrition program director at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and senior author on the study.
Dr. Stephen Murphy with Tulane University said Monday's conditions could be seen again if the dry weather continues and marsh fires keep burning.