High sodium can cause health problems like hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Foods like bananas, potatoes, garlic, and beans help manage sodium levels by providing potassium and other ...

Then, when patients are given foods high in sodium, they can taste it –– and they don’t often like it, he added. “Eat in moderation, and just try to read labels,” Hauptman said.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday laid out fresh goals to cut sodium levels in packaged and processed foods by about 20%, after its prior efforts to address a growing epidemic of ...

The average American consumes about 3,400 milligrams of sodium a day, far above the American Heart Association's recommended 2,300 mg. for healthy people and 1,500 mg. for those with high blood ...

The negative health effects linked to salt, such as the increased likelihood of high blood pressure or strokes, are often, research suggests, largely down to the presence of sodium. Many of the new ...