A recent analysis has brought renewed attention to the amount of salt consumed by adults in the United Kingdom, revealing ...

According to the research, working-age adults in England consume an average of 58.8g of salt each week — 40% more than the ...

Your body needs sodium to function properly, but most Americans consume about 48% above the recommended daily intake. Over time, consuming too much sodium increases the risk of high blood pressure, ...

Health experts have issued a warning about popular foods, including bread and cereal, which could be raising our risk of a ...

Efforts during the last decade to reduce Americans’ salt intake by encouraging consumption of low-sodium food products have been largely unsuccessful, according to an American Heart Association report ...

While the juice from one lemon wedge (6 grams) contains 0.06 mg of sodium, one tablespoon (15 grams) of bottled lemon juice contains approximately 3.9 mg of sodium, both of which are relatively ...

It's no secret that adults in the U.S. consume more sodium on a daily basis than what's recommended – often through prepared foods, such as pizza, cold cuts, canned soup and bread. But sodium intake ...

Public awareness of salt consumption is low, with 56 percent of adults unsure how much they consume each day. Only 16 percent ...

New studies say restricting salt intake can reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in certain patients, but cannot reduce the risks of morbidity and death in patients with heart failure. New ...

Patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease who consume a diet high in sodium may be more likely to develop atrial fibrillation (AF), according to an analysis of patients that combines two large ...