DEAR DR. ROACH: My mother’s blood test has a sodium level of 130 mEq/L. She is not on diuretics, and she does not have heart or kidney problems. She is on thyroid medication and omeprazole. Do I need ...

Managing salt intake is crucial for individuals with congestive heart failure (CHF) to ease strain on the heart and control symptoms. While experts recommend around 2,000 mg of sodium daily, avoiding ...

A lot of kids love Lunchables, and parents like the convenience. But after tests turned up concerning levels of lead and sodium in various lunch kits, Consumer Reports says that convenience may come ...

Surveys suggest that 8 out of 10 Americans consume some sort of canned food regularly. While canned goods offer a seemingly ...

The publication tested the cafeteria version of the popular school lunch and said that it had higher levels of sodium than ones consumers can purchase at a grocery store, CNN reported. The cafeteria ...

Discover the real health benefits of coconut water—hydration, heart health, antioxidants, and more—explained by a registered ...

Looking for a heart-smart snack? Dietitians say pulses (like beans, lentils and chickpeas) may help with high blood pressure, ...

Sodium is not a pathogen, but it, too, kills. Just ask the World Health Organization (WHO), which reports that two million of the eight million poor diet deaths can be blamed on high sodium intake.

WASHINGTON A New Jersey man sued Denny’s Corp. Thursday in the first-ever, sodium-related lawsuit against a restaurant chain, according to officials at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, ...