We all have trouble dozing off now and then. And while you may attribute your insomnia to sipping coffee at night or a stressful day, it turns out there may be a more surprising culprit: Your salt ...

A low sodium diet limits high sodium foods and drinks, and it is often recommended for high blood pressure or heart disease. The ideal daily value is generally less than 2,300 milligrams (mg) per day.

Cutting out a teaspoon of salt from a diet everyday can lower blood pressure as much as most hypertension medications, a study published this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association ...

Snack on these delicious and good-for-you bites when you need a little boost. Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD Monitoring your sodium intake is an important part of a healthy, balanced ...

In a recent study, reducing dietary sodium demonstrated a blood pressure–reducing effect similar to that of a commonly used first-line antihypertensive medication. While sodium intake is known to ...

An estimated 38.1 million adults in the United States had diagnosed diabetes in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of these, about 90% to 95% had type 2 diabetes. A new ...

New research says this is how you could balance your salt intake to keep blood pressure healthy.

Many people think if they don’t shake much salt on their food then they’re not consuming much sodium. Not adding salt can help, since one teaspoon has 2,325 milligrams of sodium. That amount is just ...