A low sodium diet could be life-saving for people with conditions like high blood pressure. The low sodium diet is recommended for people with heart disease, high blood pressure and kidney disease.

Too much sodium can cause a host of adverse health effects, including high blood pressure and stroke. Here's how to stop ...

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 ...

This is the amount of sodium that US dietary guidelines recommend that people consume a day. Yet salt consumption is often higher than the recommended amount. The progression of evidence about the ...

Sodium is everywhere in our diets. We asked experts for the bottom line on its health risks. By Alice Callahan Without sodium, you wouldn’t be able to survive. Nerves would fail to fire; muscles ...

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If you or anyone you know has heart disease, you’ve probably heard the ubiquitous recommendation that people with heart problems should follow a low-sodium diet. The American Heart Association and the ...

NO SURPRISE HERE: Americans are eating too much salt. According to the FDA, Americans eat on average about 3,400 mg of sodium per day—more than 50 percent of the dietary guidelines recommendation of 2 ...

Like most processed snacks, salt and vinegar chips are rich in fat, carbs, and sodium. They contain few nutrients, so it’s best to eat them in limited amounts.

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