If you were asked what you could do to live a long and healthy life, what would you say? Most likely, you would mention eating well, exercising, limiting alcohol intake, avoiding smoking and illicit ...

Eating less salt can reduce blood pressure and the risk of heart disease and strokes, especially in people with salt sensitivity.You can reduce salt intake by removing salt from the table, using ...

You know too much salt isn’t the best thing for you, but how exactly does it affect your heart? Here’s what science says.

The Game-Changing Truth About Sodium Timing Most people think you just need to eat less salt all day, every day. But here’s what I wish someone had told me years ago: your body processes sodium ...

Americans may have to get used to life with less salt, as the FDA is drafting voluntary guidelines for the food industry to lower sodium levels in food. As the Associated Press’ Mary Clare Jalonick ...

“Put down the salt shaker and back away from the table. And don’t even think about going for the chips.” Those are lines you may hear on a TV police drama of the future, when the federal drive to curb ...

But just how seriously you should monitor your salt consumption may depend on your current heart health and other cardiovascular risk factors, says Kainat Khalid, MD, a cardiologist at Jamaica ...