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.

Your body needs sodium to function properly, but most Americans consume about 48% above the recommended daily intake. Over time, consuming too much sodium increases the risk of high blood pressure, ...

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

Lowering salt in everyday foods could quietly save lives. Researchers found that modest sodium reductions in bread, packaged ...

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

It's no secret that adults in the U.S. consume more sodium on a daily basis than what's recommended – often through prepared foods, such as pizza, cold cuts, canned soup and bread. But sodium intake ...

Lowering salt in common foods can reduce thousands of heart attacks and strokes without changing daily eating habits.

New research shows salt in drinking water may raise blood pressure, especially in coastal regions where seawater mixes with ...