Urinary sodium and potassium excretion in fasting obese subjects.
Data are presented on the urinary excretion of sodium and potassium in 40 obese patients subjected to therapeutic starvation. Two patterns of sodium loss were observed: either a uniform low-level loss or a fluctuating loss leading in some cases to marked sodium depletion. In three patients the response was a combination of these two patterns.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001835:Body Weight; D005215:Fasting / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy / Q000652:urine*; D011188:Potassium / Q000652:urine*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012964:Sodium / Q000652:urine*; D013997:Time Factors
D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium