Eating less salt can reduce blood pressure and the risk of heart disease and strokes, especially in people with salt sensitivity.You can reduce salt intake by removing salt from the table, using ...

Spicy foods might not only add oomph to your meals, but they may be giving your health a boost, too. A recent study published in the American Heart Association's journal "Hypertension" found people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sales of Spam have increased 199 per cent since last year We all remember the oil-sodden Spam fritters served at school, or the ...

If you were asked what you could do to live a long and healthy life, what would you say? Most likely, you would mention eating well, exercising, limiting alcohol intake, avoiding smoking and illicit ...

NEW YORK - Food companies are coming under renewed pressure to use less salt after U.S. regulators spelled out long-awaited guidelines aimed at reducing sodium levels in dozens of foods including ...

There are a number of lifestyle modifications that can help a person lower their blood pressure, including by following a sodium-limiting diet. Past studies show that consuming more potassium may help ...

You know too much salt isn’t the best thing for you, but how exactly does it affect your heart? Here’s what science says.

“Put down the salt shaker and back away from the table. And don’t even think about going for the chips.” Those are lines you may hear on a TV police drama of the future, when the federal drive to curb ...

Researchers estimate that about 1.28 billion adults around the world have high blood pressure, medically known as hypertension. Previous research has also shown that getting more potassium in your ...