While sodium is essential for life, most Americans are consuming far more than their bodies need — and that excess could ...

The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are a set of evidence-based nutrient reference values for intakes that include the full range of age, gender, and life stage groups in the US and Canada. The ...

Sodium is not a pathogen, but it, too, kills. Just ask the World Health Organization (WHO), which reports that two million of the eight million poor diet deaths can be blamed on high sodium intake.

Salt and sodium differ, and understanding that helps you manage daily intake. Most sodium comes from packaged foods, so checking labels is key for cutting back. Small sodium cuts can lower blood ...