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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Salt lurks everywhere in the diet, which can lead to potential health problems like high blood pressure if you’re consuming too much sodium. It happens without even using a saltshaker. Bread and rolls ...

A lot of people with high blood pressure say the same thing in the clinic: "Doctor, I don't even put salt on my food." But ...

There are a number of lifestyle modifications that can help a person lower their blood pressure, including by following a sodium-limiting diet. Past studies show that consuming more potassium may help ...

To do so, the researchers ran advanced simulations to identify how different diets affect blood pressure. They looked at what happens in the body, specifically the kidneys, hormones, and fluid ...

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 ...

Researchers estimate that about 1.28 billion adults around the world have high blood pressure, medically known as hypertension. Previous research has also shown that getting more potassium in your ...