Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Excessive amounts of salt can have long-term health effects. (miniseries via Getty Images) Any chef will tell you that salt equals ...

You may already know that salt isn't good for your blood pressure, but did you know that cutting it out of your diet for even one week can significantly lower your blood pressure?

Britons are eating the same amount of salt each week that is equivalent to what is in 155 packets of crisps, new research by a leading health charity has revealed. Working-age adults in England eat an ...

People need to understand that their blood pressure will not reach normal levels through simple table salt avoidance.

You may want to set aside that shaker for your next meal.

Americans may have to get used to life with less salt, as the FDA is drafting voluntary guidelines for the food industry to lower sodium levels in food. As the Associated Press’ Mary Clare Jalonick ...

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 ...

Reducing salt intake can be a great way to improve health and manage conditions like high blood pressure. While salt adds ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who ate lots of salt were not more likely to get high blood pressure, and were less likely to die of heart disease than those with a low salt intake, in a new ...