Salt, scientifically known as sodium chloride, plays a pivotal role in flavouring our meals and preserving food. However, as per insights from the Harvard School of Public Health's The Nutrition ...

Bread is a common component of the human diet worldwide. Owing to its prevalence in the diet, it significantly contributes to meeting the daily recommended salt intake, and may even exceed it. The ...

Some of the UK's most popular takeout dishes contain more salt than their labels indicate, with some meals containing more than recommended daily guidelines, new research has shown. Scientists found ...

Even a modest drop in daily sodium intake on a population level could prevent many new cases of heart failure, a new study finds. Reading time 2 minutes Too much salt in your diet can be a deadly ...

Lowering sodium in packaged and prepared foods could significantly improve cardiovascular health and prevent many cases of heart disease, stroke and deaths in the general population in France and the ...

Don't toss out your salt shaker just yet: A new analysis from Denmark finds current recommended salt guidelines may be too low. The new research indicates that Americans consume a healthy amount of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults in the highest dietary sodium intake quartile had higher odds for obesity vs. the lowest quartile.