“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spicy foods might not only add oomph to your meals, but they may be giving your health a boost, too. A recent study published in the American Heart Association's journal "Hypertension" found people ...

Too much sodium may be hard on your ticker. Learn about how salt impacts heart health, the foods that contain too much, and ...

Although governmental and medical advisories warn the population to "eat less salt" on the theory that this will help deal with hypertension, there are some holdouts who avoid giving such wholesale ...

The incidence of high blood pressure is rising. Some 25 percent of American adults have high blood pressure; another 25 percent have pre-hypertension. While scientists agree that salt has something to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who ate lots of salt were not more likely to get high blood pressure, and were less likely to die of heart disease than those with a low salt intake, in a new ...

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 ...

NO SURPRISE HERE: Americans are eating too much salt. Salt is hiding in tons of everyday foods. “That's why it's essential to know where it's coming from and how to keep it in check before it affects ...