If you have high blood pressure, you can help control it with a healthy diet that includes whole fruits, vegetables, whole ...

High blood pressure can have many damaging effects on your heart and body. The good news is that it can be effectively ...

Anyone who’s been told to try a low-sodium diet knows that cutting back on sodium can be a real challenge. It’s often not enough to put down the salt shaker; it’s also a matter of reading nutrition ...

Archaeological evidence suggests that humans first started using salt to brine, pickle, and preserve food as far back as 6,000BC. We have developed a taste for it in the millennia since then, and now ...

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To do so, the researchers ran advanced simulations to identify how different diets affect blood pressure. They looked at what happens in the body, specifically the kidneys, hormones, and fluid ...

The World health Organization recommends fewer than 5 grams of salt per day but estimates the average intake at more than twice that — 10.8 grams. In a new report, the organization said the world is ...

When Dolly Parton’s sister urged fans to pray for the 79-year-old star in a Facebook post, we all feared the worst. The ...