A call to include recommendations on low-sodium potassium-enriched salt in hypertension treatment guidelines has been made by an international group of experts today in the American Heart ...

Allowing companies to label potassium chloride as ‘potassium salt’ on food labels would ‘demystify’ the ingredient for consumers and help the industry achieve the dual goals of lowering sodium and ...

Salts, also classified as electrolytes or minerals, are essential for human survival. Salt is a common term to describe a molecule that contains a positively charged ion paired with a negatively ...

For decades, the standard recommendation for managing high blood pressure has centered around reducing sodium intake. While limiting salt remains important, emerging research suggests a different ...

It’s not often that consumer advocacy groups and the food industry align in pressuring the FDA to take action. Still, it’s happening now over a food labeling issue with important implications for ...

The FDA says it will accept the term ‘potassium chloride salt’ instead of ‘potassium chloride’ on food labels in a bid to demystify the popular salt replacer for consumers, although industry ...

One in three Australian adults has high blood pressure (hypertension). Excess salt (sodium) increases the risk of high blood pressure so everyone with hypertension is advised to reduce salt in their ...

There are a number of lifestyle modifications that can help a person lower their blood pressure, including by following a sodium-limiting diet. Past studies show that consuming more potassium may help ...

I recently talked to coworkers about which kinds of salt their families used, and I was surprised that table and sea salt ...

If you’ve ever woken up in the middle of the night with a leg cramp, chances are it may have been because of too little potassium, calcium, or magnesium in your diet. Bananas have a reputation for ...

Researchers estimate that about 1.28 billion adults around the world have high blood pressure, medically known as hypertension. Previous research has also shown that getting more potassium in your ...