Sodium

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Symbol: Na Atomic No: 11Sodium
Neon ← Lithium ↑ → Magnesium ↓ Potassium Data
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Importance in Man of Sodium
The native metal (true sodium) is rather dangerous and toxic due to its reactivity but its ion is essential to life (see salt)
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Pubmed on Sodium
RCT with Sodium   from Pubmed
Systematic reviews of Sodium   from Pubmed
Sodium in N Eng J Med, Lancet, JAMA, BMJ   from Pubmed
Sodium in Cochrane Collaboration   from Pubmed
TRIP Database on Sodium
Google Scholar on Sodium
Bandolier on Sodium
UK Guidance
NeLH on Sodium
Nice Guidance on Sodium
Prodigy Guidance on Sodium

Na. Metallic element. Large quantities are essential to metabolism, however our diets include too much in the form of salt and this has adverse effects in hypertension, in particular.

Hyponatraemia and hypernatraemia are both serious problems.

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