Here's when a low sodium diet is necessary and what are its benefits, risks and foods to avoid and eat.

A low sodium, low saturated fat diet is recommended to lower cholesterol. It can reduce the amount of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or “bad” cholesterol, in the blood and reduce the risk of ...

Restaurant meals can be shockingly high in sodium. But it's possible to follow a low-salt diet even when you're dining out.

A low-sodium diet lowered systolic blood pressure in nearly 75% of the people who participated in the allocated diet order crossover study.

Eating a low-salt diet cut blood pressure readings by as much as the typical hypertension medication without the potential side effects, a new study found.

Your heart will benefit from a low-salt diet. WebMD tells you the sodium content in common foods and offers tips for cooking and dining out.

The low-sodium, neutral-ash diet was prescribed, and water was given up to 3000 cc. daily. The edema cleared on this form of treatment, and the patient required no mercurial injections for the 10 ...

According to new research, for many people a low-sodium diet may be as effective as taking a common blood pressure medication.

After one week of a low-sodium diet, they saw an average 8-mmHg reduction in systolic blood pressure compared to a high-sodium diet and a 6-mmHg reduction compared to a normal diet.

New research from the University of Waterloo suggests increasing the ratio of dietary potassium to sodium intake may be more effective for lowering blood pressure than simply reducing sodium intake.