Science news articles about 'low salt diet'

The long-standing advice that asthmatics adhere to a low-sodium diet to improve their symptoms has been challenged by a new study.

... of the baseline survey (1988-1994) and were not on a special low-salt diet. After adjusting for known CVD risk factors, such as smoking, diabetes and blood pressure, the one-fourth ...

... hypertension: an intervention group, which was to follow a low-salt diet over a long period, versus a control ... reduce their drug dosage through less salt intake. Report preparation procedure Rapid ...

... ) patients about the health benefits of consuming a low-salt diet and providing skills for support and communication ... spouses. Dunbar and team measured dietary salt intake by 24-hour urinary sodium ...

... -and-true advice: Cut down on the amount of salt you get through your food and ... had lower levels than the rats that received a low-salt diet alone. In all, the researchers say, the study demonstrates ...

... of green, red, and black grapes) that were mixed into the rat diet in a powdered form, as part of either a high- or low-salt diet. Comparisons were made between rats consuming the grape ...

Just as health-food manufacturers work on developing the best possible sodium substitutes for low-salt diets, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ...