Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDNMedically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN Sodium is a mineral and electrolyte that your body needs for several important functions. However, many Americans ...

Too much sodium can cause a host of adverse health effects, including high blood pressure and stroke. Here's how to stop ...

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 ...

Sodium can sneak into all sorts of foods, but there are plenty of protein-dense options that are low in sodium, too.

Newly published research shows that reducing one's sodium intake can be as effective as certain hypertension medications. "It’s hard for most people to avoid foods that are high in sodium, in part ...

Reducing daily sodium intake by around 4,000 mg/day significantly lowered systolic blood pressure in more than 70% of adults, ages 50 to 75, in as little as one week compared to their usual diet, ...

Maintaining a healthy diet is crucial for overall well-being, and one of the key components of a healthy diet is managing sodium intake. High sodium consumption is linked to increased blood pressure ...

Dietitians say the DASH diet is one of the healthiest and most sustainable meal plans, and it restricts no food groups.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 7 mm Hg or greater reduction in systolic BP was observed after switching to a low-salt diet. The benefit was ...

At the end of the first week on a high-sodium versus a low-sodium diet, systolic BP differed by 8 mm Hg on 24-hour ambulatory monitoring (P<0.001) among study participants. This was consistent across ...