sodium

The terms "salt" and "sodium" are often interchanged—knowing the difference between them and what types of salt are best to eat could improve your health.

While enriching salt with potassium could improve widespread hypertension, the recommendations continue to spark medical community debates.

Contrary to what your doctor may tell you, low salt intake is linked to high blood pressure, obesity, ...

Much advice floats around relieving abdominal bloating but some health professionals have highlighted three natural ways to help ...

Growing evidence finds that women, regardless of ethnicity or age, are more salt-sensitive than men. This can increase ...

Salt, also called sodium chloride, is a mineral that plays an important role in maintaining fluid balance, muscle ...

Everyone likes to talk about the good ol' days, and in food circles, we hark back to ancestral ...

NEW YORK—Food companies are coming under renewed pressure to use less salt after U.S. regulators spelled out long-awaited ...

After sweet, salty is probably our favorite flavor. Yet for decades, health experts have warned us to watch our ...

Are you getting enough electrolytes? How do you replace your electrolytes? What’s the best way to get electrolytes? It ...

New York City's Health Department wants all chain restaurants to warn customers about products that are high in ...

The food additive monosodium glutamate, MSG, is used to enhance, balance, and blend the overall perception of other ...

Public health experts have warned for decades of premature death from eating too much salt. Yet American salt ...

A study published Dec. 11 in the journal BMJ Open shows diets high in salty foods are a ...