Constancy of the milieu intérieur, defined by Claude Bernard in the late 1800s, is essential for terrestrial life. Sodium balance in humans is part and parcel of that environment and is maintained in ...

THE AMOUNT OF salt you should consume per day depends on your specific needs, Sherry says. Although salt is not pure sodium, ...

Dutch ingredients start-up Fooditive has developed a new product, LowSalt, which it claims is twice as salty as conventional salt. Excessive salt consumption is thought to be detrimental to human ...

Each year, at least 1.9 million people die from a heart attack or stroke linked to excess salt intake. But taking salt out of food that’s already prepared is impossible, and many of us are hesitant to ...

The average American consumes about 3,400 milligrams of sodium per day — well above the recommended limit of 2,300 mg daily. (Getty Images) Americans have a salt problem, consuming much more than the ...

Aliza Chasan is a Digital Content Producer for "60 Minutes" and CBSNews.com. She has previously written for outlets including PIX11 News, The New York Daily News, Inside Edition and DNAinfo. Aliza ...

In today’s diet patterns, hypertension is no longer coming from the salt we sprinkle on food — it is coming from the salt that is already inside processed and restaurant meals. People assume they are ...

Daiya Foods, the Canadian company producing a variety of dairy-free cheeses and plant-based foods, is set to reduce the ...

An AIIMS doctor challenges Pooja Makhija's views on salt and saline, stating that saline is a fluid replacement and that ...

Sole water is a drink made from pink Himalayan salt and water. It’s touted as a natural aid for sleep, energy, and digestion, but research on its benefits is lacking. Sole water is water saturated ...