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24 Feb
Too Little Dietary Salt Can Mean Trouble for Heart Failure Patients
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 24, 2023
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It may seem counterintuitive, but a new study review suggests that consuming too little salt could be harmful to heart failure patients.
Doctors currently recommend a low-sodium diet to lower blood pressure and avoid fluid buildup and swelling, which can be common sympt...
16 Feb
Avoid These 15 Foods to Lower Your Salt Intake
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 16, 2023
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Americans eat too much salt and more than a dozen favorite and convenience foods are largely to blame.
Nearly 90% of Americans exceed dietary guidelines for sodium intake, a risk factor for high blood pressure and heart disease.
30 Nov
Put Away That Salt Shaker to Shield Your Heart
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- November 30, 2022
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Toss out your salt shaker if you want to lower your risk of heart disease, a new study suggests.
Even if you already follow a low-salt diet, sprinkling salt on your food can raise your risk for heart disease, heart failure and plaque in cardiac arteries, researchers...
10 Aug
A Switch to Salt Substitute Could Slash Your Heart Risks
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- August 10, 2022
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Swapping salt out for the salt substitute potassium chloride lowers blood pressure, and thereby the risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular disease, a new analysis finds.
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11 Jul
Your Salt Shaker May Prove Deadly, Study Finds
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- July 11, 2022
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People who douse their meals in salt may have a shorter life than those who rarely reach for the salt shaker, a large new study suggests.
The study, of more than 500,000 British adults, found that those who always sprinkled salt on their food at the table were 28% more l...
05 Apr
Does Cutting Back on Salt Help Folks Battling Heart Failure?
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- April 5, 2022
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If you have heart failure, there's good news and bad news on how much it would help you to cut back on salt.
New research finds that while it does...
08 Feb
Spice Up Your Meal to Avoid More Salt
- February 8, 2022
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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...
20 Jan
Ordering Groceries Online? Good Luck Finding Nutrition Info
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- January 20, 2022
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Online grocery shopping has skyrocketed during the pandemic, but many websites are making it hard to find nutrition information on products, a new study shows.
19 Oct
China, U.S. Lead World in Saltiest Processed Meats, Fish
- Robert Preidt
- October 19, 2021
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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
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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...
24 Aug
Why Water Is Key to Your Heart's Health
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- August 24, 2021
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Everyone knows that drinking plenty of water every day can improve your health in a myriad of ways, but here's a lesser-known benefit: New research suggests that middle-aged adults can lower their long-term risk for heart failure by simply drinking enough water on a daily basi...