Trying to reduce your sodium intake? Going cold turkey can be a tall order. Processed foods and restaurant meals contain salt in high quantities, and cooking without salt at home presents a challenge ...

If you're one of the many Americans trying to reduce the sodium in your diet, potassium chloride may help do the trick, dietitians say. But some people need to be careful when adding this to their ...

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 ...

Salt is one of the most essential minerals for our body. It helps regulate fluid balance, supports nerve function, and maintains proper muscle activity. While excessive salt intake is often linked to ...

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. We’ve all heard of the five tastes our tongues can detect—sweet, sour, bitter, savory-umami and salty. But the real number is actually six, ...