Your body needs sodium to function properly, but most Americans consume about 48% above the recommended daily intake. Over time, consuming too much sodium increases the risk of high blood pressure, ...

Low-sodium soy sauce, soup and snacks dominate supermarket shelves, so it seems pretty obvious that a lot of Americans are aware that they need to lower their sodium intake. But to what extent is it ...

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

With an emphasis on whole foods, the DASH diet is clinically proven to help improve a host of health issues from diabetes to ...

The World health Organization recommends fewer than 5 grams of salt per day but estimates the average intake at more than twice that — 10.8 grams. In a new report, the organization said the world is ...

Efforts during the last decade to reduce Americans’ salt intake by encouraging consumption of low-sodium food products have been largely unsuccessful, according to an American Heart Association report ...

Doctors have offered advice on how to reduce salt intake after a national survey revealed that 96 per cent of people in the ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Just when you had figured out how to manage fat, cholesterol and trans fats in your diet, researchers are now warning against another common mealtime pitfall — salt. A study by researchers at the ...