Abstract
An evaluation of dietary effects on sodium (Na) homeostasis was performed in 28 healthy infants 7--13 weeks of age. Each infant received during one week an ordinary formula where either the Na and/or the protein content was increased twice. The high Na diets induced a significant elevation of the natriuretic response to an oral Na load. The response was most pronounced in those infants receiving a high Na as well as a high protein diet. The diet that was only high in protein resulted in an increased osmotic load to the kidneys but did not affect the Na excretion. The maturation of renal Na excretion thus seems to be accelerated by a high Na intake and further potentiated by a high protein intake. The Na excretory capacity was, even after the period of a high Na diet, well above the level of Na then given.
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