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19 Oct
Want to Slowly Cut Down on Dietary Salt? Here's How

Want to Slowly Cut Down on Dietary Salt? Here's How

Did you know that sodium is the bad guy in salt, raising your risks for high blood pressure and other heart ills?

Luckily for Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working to make it easier for you and your family to 

15 Aug
FDA Moves to Further Reduce Salt Levels in Food

FDA Moves to Further Reduce Salt Levels in Food

Emboldened by success in its initial efforts to cut dietary salt intake by Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced

05 Jun
High-Salt Diets Might Raise Eczema Risk

High-Salt Diets Might Raise Eczema Risk

Doctors already warn folks off salt due to its heart risks, but new research suggests sodium isn't helping your skin either.

Researchers found that as daily salt intake rose, so did the od...

02 Apr
Most Folks With Heart Disease Consume Too Much Salt

Most Folks With Heart Disease Consume Too Much Salt

Cutting back on sodium is crucial to treating heart disease, but most heart patients aren't able to limit their salt intake, a new study finds.

On average, people with heart disease consume more than double the daily recommended amount of salt, researchers report.

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13 Feb
Salt Substitutes Help Prevent High Blood Pressure

Salt Substitutes Help Prevent High Blood Pressure

Replacing regular salt with a salt substitute can reduce high blood pressure in older adults, a new study has found.

Older adults who use a salt substitute are 40% less likely to develop high blood pressure compared to those who use regular salt, according to findings pu...

29 Dec
Put Down That Salt Shaker to Spare Your Kidneys

Put Down That Salt Shaker to Spare Your Kidneys

Folks who habitually add an extra sprinkle of salt to their meals are doing no favors for their kidneys, new research confirms.

The finding held even after researchers accounted for other health issues, such as being overweight, not exercising or smoking and/or drinking....

13 Nov
Major Study Confirms Salt's Deadly Effect on Blood Pressure

Major Study Confirms Salt's Deadly Effect on Blood Pressure

Cutting out just one teaspoon of salt every day lowers blood pressure almost as much as medication does, new research shows.

Investigators said theirs is one of the largest studies ever to include people taking high blood pressure meds in a look at the effect of reducing...

03 Nov
Too Much Salt Could Raise Your Odds for Diabetes

Too Much Salt Could Raise Your Odds for Diabetes

Put down the saltshaker -- especially if you're at risk of type 2 diabetes.

While the condition brings to mind the need to avoid sugar, a new study links it to frequent salt consumption.

"We already know that limiting salt can reduce the risk of cardiovascular dise...

03 Nov
Clocks 'Fall Back' on Sunday. U.S. Sleep Experts Want No 'Spring Forward'

Clocks 'Fall Back' on Sunday. U.S. Sleep Experts Want No 'Spring Forward'

It's time to turn your clocks back this Sunday, and a leading group of sleep experts want that return to standard time to be permanent.

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has issued a new position statement recommending the elimination of seasonal time changes...

03 Nov
One in 7 Americans Has Had Long COVID

One in 7 Americans Has Had Long COVID

As many as 1 in 3 people who fall ill with COVID-19 will develop long COVID, with symptoms that can persist for months or years, a new study estimates.

Nearly half of participants (47%) in a large-scale U.S. Census Bureau survey said they had been infected with COVID-19 ...

08 Feb
Spice Up Your Meal to Avoid More Salt

Spice Up Your Meal to Avoid More Salt

Instead of adding salt to their meals, older adults can use spices to give their food more zip and keep their blood pressure under control, new research suggests.

"We were working specifically with a population of older adults to see if we could reduce the amount of salt...

30 Dec
Weight Loss Your Resolution? Experts Look at Fasting, Keto and Whole 30

Weight Loss Your Resolution? Experts Look at Fasting, Keto and Whole 30

Folks who are determined to shed some pounds in the New Year face a bewildering array of fad diets and quickie weight-loss schemes.

Those weighing eating patterns and diet plans such as

20 Dec
Americans Turning to Trendy Diets to Shed Pandemic Pounds

Americans Turning to Trendy Diets to Shed Pandemic Pounds

Americans in the prime of their lives are worried about the pounds they packed on during the pandemic and plan to do something about it in the new year, a new Harris Poll/HealthDay survey finds.

Nearly 2 of every 3 U.S. adults (63%) plan to change up their diet ...

19 Oct
China, U.S. Lead World in Saltiest Processed Meats, Fish

China, U.S. Lead World in Saltiest Processed Meats, Fish

China and the United States are super powers of salt consumption.

The two world leaders emerged with the highest salt levels in processed meat and fish products among five countries assessed in a new study.

High salt levels in food is a major cause of high blood pr...

13 Oct
FDA Reduces Recommended Salt Levels in Americans' Food

FDA Reduces Recommended Salt Levels in Americans' Food

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it is lowering the recommended levels of sodium in processed, packaged and prepared foods.

The goal of the new, voluntary guideline is to help reduce Americans' average sodium intake from 3,400 milligrams (mg...

27 Sep
Better Diet, More Exercise Equals Better Blood Pressure

Better Diet, More Exercise Equals Better Blood Pressure

People with high blood pressure that doesn't respond to treatment may have more success by following the DASH diet and joining a supervised diet and exercise program, a new study suggests.

DASH is short for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension -- a regimen rich in fru...