First time excess salt has been linked to these diseases, say the researchers Salt appears to affect how certain cells in the immune system work Mice fed a high-salt diet also had higher levels of inflammation Humans did not evolve eating high-salt diets, which may be the problem<\/p>\n
By Claire Bates <\/p>\n
PUBLISHED: 13:05 EST, 6 March 2013 | UPDATED: 13:20 EST, 6 March 2013 <\/p>\n
Three-quarters of the salt we consume is hidden in everyday foods <\/p>\n
The modern diet of takeaways and microwave meals could be to blame for a sharp increase in conditions such as multiple sclerosis, say scientists. <\/p>\n
Multiple sclerosis is one of a host of autoimmune diseases, including alopecia, asthma and eczema, where a person's immune system attacks itself in error.<\/p>\n
Now a team of scientists from Yale University in the U.S and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, in Germany, say salty diets could be partly to blame.<\/p>\n
'This study is the first to indicate that excess salt may be one of the environmental factors driving the increased incidence of autoimmune diseases,' they said. <\/p>\n
The team studied the role of T helper cells in the body. These activate and 'help' other cells to fight dangerous pathogens such as bacteria or viruses and battle infections. <\/p>\n
Previous research suggests that a subset of these cells - known as Th17 cells - also play an important role in the development of autoimmune diseases.<\/p>\n
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The rest is here: First time excess salt has been linked to these diseases, say the researchers Salt appears to affect how certain cells in the immune system work Mice fed a high-salt diet also had higher levels of inflammation Humans did not evolve eating high-salt diets, which may be the problem By Claire Bates PUBLISHED: 13:05 EST, 6 March 2013 | UPDATED: 13:20 EST, 6 March 2013 Three-quarters of the salt we consume is hidden in everyday foods The modern diet of takeaways and microwave meals could be to blame for a sharp increase in conditions such as multiple sclerosis, say scientists. Continue reading
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