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 ...

Eating less salt can reduce blood pressure and the risk of heart disease and strokes, especially in people with salt sensitivity.You can reduce salt intake by removing salt from the table, using ...

The Game-Changing Truth About Sodium Timing Most people think you just need to eat less salt all day, every day. But here’s what I wish someone had told me years ago: your body processes sodium ...

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 ...

NEW YORK - Food companies are coming under renewed pressure to use less salt after U.S. regulators spelled out long-awaited guidelines aimed at reducing sodium levels in dozens of foods including ...

“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 ...

Even if you never touch the salt shaker, sodium can sneak into your diet in surprising ways. Actually, more than 70% of the sodium Americans eat comes from packaged, prepared and restaurant foods, not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Published in The American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology, the study explored why some foods have a greater impact on ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is telling half of the U.S. population to drastically cut their daily salt intake. That's the advice to consumers - and the food industry - as the government issues ...

Medically reviewed by Sohaib Imtiaz, MD Key Takeaways Himalayan pink salt contains high amounts of sodium but lacks iodine needed to prevent iodine deficiency.Too much salt of any kind raises the risk ...