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19 Oct
Want to Slowly Cut Down on Dietary Salt? Here's How
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 19, 2024
- Full Page
Did you know that sodium is the bad guy in salt, raising your risks for high blood pressure and other heart ills?
Luckily for Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working to make it easier for you and your family to
15 Aug
FDA Moves to Further Reduce Salt Levels in Food
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 15, 2024
- Full Page
Emboldened by success in its initial efforts to cut dietary salt intake by Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced
05 Jun
High-Salt Diets Might Raise Eczema Risk
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 5, 2024
- Full Page
Doctors already warn folks off salt due to its heart risks, but new research suggests sodium isn't helping your skin either.
Researchers found that as daily salt intake rose, so did the od...
02 Apr
Most Folks With Heart Disease Consume Too Much Salt
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 2, 2024
- Full Page
Cutting back on sodium is crucial to treating heart disease, but most heart patients aren't able to limit their salt intake, a new study finds.
On average, people with heart disease consume more than double the daily recommended amount of salt, researchers report.
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13 Feb
Salt Substitutes Help Prevent High Blood Pressure
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 13, 2024
- Full Page
Replacing regular salt with a salt substitute can reduce high blood pressure in older adults, a new study has found.
Older adults who use a salt substitute are 40% less likely to develop high blood pressure compared to those who use regular salt, according to findings pu...
29 Dec
Put Down That Salt Shaker to Spare Your Kidneys
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 29, 2023
- Full Page
Folks who habitually add an extra sprinkle of salt to their meals are doing no favors for their kidneys, new research confirms.
The finding held even after researchers accounted for other health issues, such as being overweight, not exercising or smoking and/or drinking....
13 Nov
Major Study Confirms Salt's Deadly Effect on Blood Pressure
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- November 13, 2023
- Full Page
Cutting out just one teaspoon of salt every day lowers blood pressure almost as much as medication does, new research shows.
Investigators said theirs is one of the largest studies ever to include people taking high blood pressure meds in a look at the effect of reducing...
03 Nov
Too Much Salt Could Raise Your Odds for Diabetes
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 3, 2023
- Full Page
Put down the saltshaker -- especially if you're at risk of type 2 diabetes.
While the condition brings to mind the need to avoid sugar, a new study links it to frequent salt consumption.
"We already know that limiting salt can reduce the risk of cardiovascular dise...
03 Nov
Clocks 'Fall Back' on Sunday. U.S. Sleep Experts Want No 'Spring Forward'
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 3, 2023
- Full Page
It's time to turn your clocks back this Sunday, and a leading group of sleep experts want that return to standard time to be permanent.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has issued a new position statement recommending the elimination of seasonal time changes...
03 Nov
One in 7 Americans Has Had Long COVID
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 3, 2023
- Full Page
As many as 1 in 3 people who fall ill with COVID-19 will develop long COVID, with symptoms that can persist for months or years, a new study estimates.
Nearly half of participants (47%) in a large-scale U.S. Census Bureau survey said they had been infected with COVID-19 ...
08 Feb
Spice Up Your Meal to Avoid More Salt
- February 8, 2022
- Full Page
Instead of adding salt to their meals, older adults can use spices to give their food more zip and keep their blood pressure under control, new research suggests.
"We were working specifically with a population of older adults to see if we could reduce the amount of salt...
30 Dec
Weight Loss Your Resolution? Experts Look at Fasting, Keto and Whole 30
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 30, 2021
- Full Page
Folks who are determined to shed some pounds in the New Year face a bewildering array of fad diets and quickie weight-loss schemes.
20 Dec
Americans Turning to Trendy Diets to Shed Pandemic Pounds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 20, 2021
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Americans in the prime of their lives are worried about the pounds they packed on during the pandemic and plan to do something about it in the new year, a new Harris Poll/HealthDay survey finds.
Nearly 2 of every 3 U.S. adults (63%) plan to change up their diet ...
19 Oct
China, U.S. Lead World in Saltiest Processed Meats, Fish
- Robert Preidt
- October 19, 2021
- Full Page
China and the United States are super powers of salt consumption.
The two world leaders emerged with the highest salt levels in processed meat and fish products among five countries assessed in a new study.
High salt levels in food is a major cause of high blood pr...
13 Oct
FDA Reduces Recommended Salt Levels in Americans' Food
- Steven Reinberg and Robert Preidt and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
- October 13, 2021
- Full Page
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it is lowering the recommended levels of sodium in processed, packaged and prepared foods.
The goal of the new, voluntary guideline is to help reduce Americans' average sodium intake from 3,400 milligrams (mg...
27 Sep
Better Diet, More Exercise Equals Better Blood Pressure
- Steven Reinberg
- September 27, 2021
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People with high blood pressure that doesn't respond to treatment may have more success by following the DASH diet and joining a supervised diet and exercise program, a new study suggests.
DASH is short for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension -- a regimen rich in fru...