Table 4.

Sodium excretion (mMoles/24 h), Protocol 1

	Control	F	F + HS	HS	G + HS
Baseline	1.35 ± 0.10	1.56 ± 0.08	1.50 ± 0.07	1.72 ± 0.18	1.83 ± 0.14
Week 1	1.31 ± 0.01	1.11 ± 0.13	1.25 ± 0.08	1.73 ± 0.10	1.77 ± 0.13
% change	−3	−29	−17	<1	−3
P ‐value	n.s.	0.02	0.001	n.s.	n.s.
Week 2	1.13 ± 0.07	1.20 ± 0.10	5.33 ± 0.21	7.14 ± 0.33	6.12 ± 0.77
% change	−14	8	326	313	246
P ‐value	0.01	n.s.	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001

Protocol 1:Urinary Sodium Excretion (mMol/24 h).

C, control diet group; F, 20% fructose fed group; F + HS, 20% fructose fed plus high salt (4.0%) chow; HS, rats fed the high salt rat chow; G + HS, 20% glucose fed plus high salt (4.0%) chow.