Manufacturers often add salt to processed foods in order to prolong shelf life.

Lowering sodium in packaged and prepared foods could significantly improve cardiovascular health and prevent many cases of ...

Not all chicken broths behave the same. Here's how regular, low-sodium, and unsalted actually perform—and which one gives you ...

Wisconsin Salt Wise has begun Winter Salt Week, an organizational effort to raise awareness of the environmental and economic ...

Tiny cuts in hidden salt could quietly prevent tens of thousands of heart attacks and strokes—no diet overhaul required.

Your Salt Isn't Just Sodium Chloride Table salt is a refined salt containing about 97 to 99 percent sodium chloride, which ...

A spokeswoman for Mondelez – the distributor of Ritz crackers – said consumers usually did not eat 100g of crackers in one ...

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

Salt and sodium differ, and understanding that helps you manage daily intake. Most sodium comes from packaged foods, so checking labels is key for cutting back. Small sodium cuts can lower blood ...

Rock salt separates into sodium and chloride ions when dissolved in water. These ions can cause damage to the inner workings ...

It’s easy to dash to the closest hardware store to grab a bag of salt, but experts say there are a lot of environmental and ...