A new UAB study is learning more about the effects of dietary salt on blood pressure, including who is most affected and the mechanisms behind it. High blood pressure — hypertension — is the leading ...

Using less salt in your food may seem boring, but the payoffs could be as big as a lowered risk of death, new research has found. Using a salt substitute when cooking was linked with a lower risk of ...

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In the meantime, most people can probably benefit from trying to cut down on their salt and sodium intake. In the U.S. alone, ...

(CNN) -- Using less salt in your food may seem boring, but the payoffs could be as big as a lowered risk of death, new research has found. (CNN) — Using less salt in your food may seem boring, but the ...

Findings from a study published in The Lancet Public Health provide the strongest evidence to date that salt warning labels on restaurant menus are perceived by consumers as effective in discouraging ...

Dr. Sutton explains a study that linked swapping salt with lower risk of death. A new study evaluating older adults with a high risk of heart attacks or strokes has found that salt substitutions may ...

Food and drinks that are really salty can be appealing one day and off-putting the next. Now scientists think they know why. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a study that found two separate brain ...

If you are thinking about brining that turkey for Thanksgiving - and full disclosure here, I will be doing that - here is something to consider. Food and drinks that are really salty can be appealing ...