While the body does need some sodium to function properly, salt is consumed in abundance in the American diet. In fact, Americans consume almost double the recommended daily amount of salt each day.

Discovering that your pricey jar of barbecue rub is basically colored salt is disappointing — and problematic. Add too little to your food and the flavor is bland; add too much and you’ve created a ...

The latest guidelines from most major health organizations encourage American adults to consume no more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day. That’s the amount of sodium you’d find in one teaspoon of ...

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Anyone who’s been told to try a low-sodium diet knows that cutting back on sodium can be a real challenge. It’s often not enough to put down the salt shaker; it’s also a matter of reading nutrition ...

A well-known food fact of life in New Orleans: The natives live to eat, contrary to the more widely accepted notion that most people eat to live. Many of New Orleans' culinary staples — red beans and ...

Our body needs salt for survival, but many foods we eat contain more salt than we actually need. Craving salt can be a symptom of an underlying health condition. Over the course of history, finding ...

Everyone needs salt for fluid balance and muscle and nerve function. But too much salt is bad for us, we hear. So how much do we need? The human body regulates how much sodium it contains. If levels ...