It’s no secret that most people eat too much sodium per day. Learn more about the recommended amounts of sodium per day for children and adults.

What are the top sources of sodium in your diet? You can probably guess a few —cheeseburgers and cured meats easily make that list. However, there are sneakier sources of sodium that can hide in your ...

Medically reviewed by Karina Tolentino, RD Sodium—found in table salt and many condiments—plays a significant role in conditions like kidney disease, high blood pressure, and heart problems. If you’re ...

Some types of canned soup contain significant amounts of sodium. When eaten regularly, these soups can increase blood ...

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 ...

HAMILTON, ON — Risk of death or major cardiovascular events over 3.7-years of follow-up in the massive Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study can be explained by a J-shaped curve, ...

An estimated 61.9 million U.S. adults are on blood pressure medication, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — but a new study published in the Journal of the American ...

But, according to this view, high sodium intake by itself won’t necessarily increase your risk of hypertension, especially if it’s paired with adequate consumption of potassium and magnesium, because ...

In the meantime, most people can probably benefit from trying to cut down on their salt and sodium intake. In the U.S. alone, ...