He stressed that sodium is necessary for proper functioning of the brain, nerves, and muscles.Photo Credit: iStock A healthy person should not consume a low-salt diet as it may adversely raise health ...

A nutritionist calls out which common grocery items are secretly high in sodium and how they could be affecting your health.

The authors hypothesized that the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and reduced sodium intake would control stage 1 hypertension and reduce high-normal blood pressure (BP ...

Salt is essential for your body to function correctly and it’s essential for good health. Your body needs salt to function properly. Consuming too much or too little can lead ...

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This is despite bacon and chocolate being a staple of their diet. To adapt the diet of Pioppi, which UNESCO has protected as the home of the Mediterranean diet, into that which suits the average ...

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It reports that a staggering 60 per cent of the population drinks only half the recommended eight cups a day, and one in five of us drinks none at all. But how does water keep us healthy, and is ...