Salt and sugar are two ingredients that have stood the test of time to make our food taste delicious. But recently, we've seen the amounts of these ingredients creeping up higher and higher in sneaky ...

The average American eats five or more teaspoons of salt daily—about 20 times more than the 1/4 teaspoon your body actually needs. I used to be one of those people dumping salt on everything, until I ...

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 ...

Even if you never touch the salt shaker, sodium can sneak into your diet in surprising ways. Actually, more than 70% of the sodium Americans eat comes from packaged, prepared and restaurant foods, not ...

Try using citrus juice, vinegar, yogurt, or high-acid ingredients to add flavor to foods if you want to reduce your salt or sodium intake. Share on Pinterest chabybucko/Getty Images Lowering your salt ...

You won't even miss the extra salt or sugar with this week of flavor-packed meals. Reviewed by Dietitian Christa Brown, M.S., RDN, LD Salt and sugar are two ingredients that have stood the test of ...