Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The average American consumes about 3,400 milligrams of sodium per day — well above the recommended limit of 2,300 mg daily.

If you're one of the many Americans trying to reduce the sodium in your diet, potassium chloride may help do the trick, dietitians say. But some people need to be careful when adding this to their ...

Lowering sodium intake in patients with high sodium consumption can decrease risk for AF. Individuals who consume high sodium diets significantly benefit from lowering sodium intake for prevention of ...

If you are proactively working toward benefitting your cardiovascular health, you likely do your best to avoid foods high in sodium or seasoning your food with salt. Scientific research is clear that ...

WASHINGTON -- The US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it will be lowering its targets for sodium content in processed, packaged, and prepared foods, but not to levels recommended for ...

HAMILTON, ON — Risk of death or major cardiovascular events over 3.7-years of follow-up in the massive Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study can be explained by a J-shaped curve, ...

An estimated 61.9 million U.S. adults are on blood pressure medication, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — but a new study published in the Journal of the American ...

The average American eats nearly 50% more sodium than recommended, raising long-term health risks. Here's how to cut back without sacrificing flavor. Faith Foushee CNET Contributor Faith Foushee is a ...

Americans are being urged to limit their sodium intake, with US Dietary Guidelines recommending 2,300 mgs a day or less. Meanwhile, sodium reduction targets for National School Lunch and School ...

New nutrition labelling standards in Japan focus on sodium control, paving the way towards regulatory control and lower salt ...