<p><b>Richmond Township</b> is a <a href=/pages/w/132303173474206>civil township</a> of <a href=/pages/w/112665105412526>Macomb County, Michigan</a>, United States. At the <a href=/pages/w/113048572054318>2000 census</a>, the township population was 3,416.
Dietary sodium is a major determinant of urinary calcium loss (1) . High-sodium intake results in increased loss of calcium in the urine, possibly due to competition between sodium and calcium for reabsorption in the kidneys or by an effect of sodium on parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion.
For example, sodium draws fluid out of the cells, increasing blood pressure, while potassium draws fluid into the cells, decreasing blood pressure. Additionally, sodium intake can affect potassium excretion from the body, just as potassium intake can affect sodium excretion.