Cooking with a salt substitute might lead to blander food, but it could lower the risk of premature death and cardiovascular disease. Those are the findings of a new systematic analysis that was ...

Trying to reduce your sodium intake? Going cold turkey can be a tall order. Processed foods and restaurant meals contain salt in high quantities, and cooking without salt at home presents a challenge ...

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Few people with high blood pressure were using salt substitutes, even though they are a simple and effective way to lower sodium intake and manage blood pressure, according to preliminary research ...

In January 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines recommending a switch from typical table salt to alternatives containing less sodium, aiming to reduce worldwide sodium ...

You can pass the salt: Bill Gates and the FDA aren’t coming for it If Your Time is short The Food and Drug Administration has proposed a rule that would allow salt substitutes in products that use ...

Using less salt in your food may seem boring, but the payoffs could be as big as a lowered risk of death, new research has found. Using a salt substitute when cooking was linked with a lower risk of ...

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