Americans have a salt problem, consuming much more than the body needs for nerve and muscle function and maintaining a proper ...

Doctors swear this isn’t an old wives’ tale. “Salt water gargles relieve sore throats by reducing inflammation, loosening ...

Indian snacks can be healthy and tasty with low sodium content. Options like roasted makhana, chana chaat, vegetable dhokla, ...

Himalayan salts have intrigued people for centuries, and today, these naturally beautiful crystals continue to be celebrated ...

Potassium supplements in salt were associated with reduced rates of recurrent stroke and mortality in a large-scale cluster ...

There’s also a risk of chronic kidney disease, plus osteoporosis due to calcium being lost in urination, and the World Cancer Research Fund has identified a link between certain high-salt foods, such ...

Grow the Flow, a Utah-based water policy and advocacy non-profit group, has placed billboards throughout Salt Lake County, live tracking the lake’s water levels.

Previous studies have shown that lowering sodium intake and supplementing potassium independently reduce one’s blood pressure ...

A recent study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Cardiology has found that switching ...

“Results of this cluster trial demonstrate that salt substitution was safe, along with reduced risks of stroke recurrence and death, which underscores large health gains from scaling up this low-cost ...

Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Good ...

The study found that the use of a salt substitute led to a 14 per cent reduction in the risk of recurrent stroke and a 12 per cent reduction in mortality.