To date, little attention has been paid to the assessment of the sodium intake of the hypertensive individuals. Although there are several methods to assay dietary sodium intake, precise evaluation of ...

Across the world, the excessive consumption of sodium--hiding in breads, soups and snack foods and beckoning from salt shakers everywhere--is the cause of some 1.65 million deaths by heart disease and ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week issued final guidance to the food industry for voluntarily reducing sodium in processed, packaged and prepared foods. The agency's aim is to cut ...

People who consume more than 3.7 grams of sodium per day—well over recommended amounts—show signs of adverse cardiac remodeling and impairments in both systolic and diastolic function, a ...

Most Americans eat far too much sodium, with 90 percent exceeding the recommended maximum daily intake of 2,300 milligrams. Because excess sodium intake is linked to high blood pressure, which can ...

Is Himalayan salt a good table salt alternative for you? Here's what to expect when you start including this mineral ingredient into your routine.

We've heard the advice for years: Reduce your sodium intake. And yet, most Americans consume significantly more than the recommended daily allowance of 2,300 mg or less. Putting down the salt shaker ...

For years, doctors have warned that too much salt is bad for your heart. Now a new study suggests that both high and low levels of salt intake may put people with heart disease or diabetes at ...

Salt: Americans eat too much of it. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 90 percent of Americans over the age of 2 eat too much sodium, putting them at risk for high ...

Beyond scanning the label on cottage cheese for elevated protein values, there's another ultra-important nutritional fact ...