These days, you can find dozens of different varieties of salt in almost every grocery store and dozens more in specialty shops. Aleksandr Zubkov via Getty Images Not so long ago, if you asked most ...

A bit of salt in the diet is necessary for good health. The seasoning is also a kitchen staple and taste booster, but Americans consume way too much — usually without even picking up a saltshaker.

Iodized salt helps prevent iodine-deficiency disorders, including goiters and certain birth defects. Yet it’s unclear how this seasoning interacts with chloramine-treated drinking water if some of the ...

Salt doesn't seem like the most exciting ingredient. Yes, it's crucial in cooking, and it's essential to human health; despite warnings about ingesting too much sodium, you do need at least some to ...

Low salt diets are all the rage, and salt repeatedly shows up on lists of foods to avoid with a litany of reasons from heart disease to cancer. So of course, salt in the bloodstream causes blood ...

Among the latest fads are specialty salts, which are sold as if they are magic potions – by those who are always selling magic potions. Sea salt is one of them. In reality, this product should be ...

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PIA) — Adding iodized salt in everyday meals is the simplest, cheapest, and most effective way to prevent iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs). Iodized salt contains ...

Dietary trends away from dairy products, plus the increasing popularity of plant-based alternative milks, have contributed to an increased risk for iodine deficiency across Europe, according to a new ...