Changes in overall plasma norepinephrine turnover and lymphomonocyte beta-adrenoceptor number during combined caloric and sodium restriction in normotensive obese subjects.

The aim of the study was to evaluate in right normotensive obese patients the influence of low sodium intake on the sympathetic activity modifications induced by caloric restriction. The utility of the combined sodium and caloric restriction in the treatment of the normotensive obese patients remains still questionable.