Salt Linked To Autoimmune Diseases

ananyo writes "The incidence of autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes, has spiked in developed countries in recent decades. In three studies published today, researchers describe the molecular pathways that can lead to autoimmune disease and identify one possible culprit that has been right under our noses — and on our tables — the entire time: salt. Some forms of autoimmunity have been linked to overproduction of TH17 cells, a type of helper T cell that produces an inflammatory protein called interleukin-17. Now scientists have found sodium chloride turns on the production of these cells (abstract). They also showed that in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis, a high-salt diet accelerated the disease's progression (abstract)."

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[Anonymous Coward]

So far:

Caffeine can kill you
Tobacco can kill you
Drugs can kill you
Salt can kill you
Sugar can kill you
Meat can kill you
Sex can kill you
The very air you breathe can kill you

Ya know what, from the time you're born - you are being killed by something or another (of course, until you're told it's not).

My philosophy? Don't sweat it and don't live in fear - enjoy your life and do what you will. Our time here is short - live it.