When You Eat Salt Matters as Much as How Much You Eat
Your body has an internal clock that controls how it handles salt throughout the day, and this timing affects your blood pressure. Scientists discovered that …
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Born Early? Salt Might Raise Your Blood Pressure Risk
Babies born prematurely often develop with fewer filtering units in their kidneys than full-term babies. A new study in mice shows that people with this …
Read MoreToo Much Salt May Increase Your Risk of Prediabetes
Researchers studied over 57,000 Korean adults to understand how much salt they ate and whether it connected to prediabetes—a condition where blood sugar levels …
Read MoreCan Salt Substitutes Lower Blood Pressure and Save Lives?
Researchers analyzed 34 studies involving over 37,000 people to see if salt substitutes (specially formulated salts with less sodium and more potassium) could …
Read MoreSimple Questions Work as Well as Lab Tests for Measuring Salt Intake
Researchers wanted to find the best way to check if people are eating too much salt. They tested two methods: asking people questions about their urine …
Read MoreToo Much Salt in Your Diet Hurts Your Heart More Than You Think
Researchers looked at data from around the world to understand how eating too much salt affects heart disease. They studied information from 1990 to 2021 and …
Read MoreWhy Nigerians Are Eating Too Much Salt (And How to Fix It)
Researchers studied what Nigerian adults eat to understand where all their salt comes from. They found that people in Nigeria are eating almost twice as much …
Read MoreMaking Soy Sauce Healthier: Less Salt, Same Great Taste
Soy sauce is a popular condiment in Malaysia, but it contains a lot of salt—sometimes as much as a teaspoon per tablespoon. Researchers tested whether they …
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