Health

How cut back on sodium

People across the globe are consuming much more sodium than they should. And based on current recommendations, Americans shouldn't be having more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium each day. Instead, they're consuming closer ...

Medical research

Small proteins in the heart play big role

A heartbeat is a carefully coordinated series of electrical signals led by sodium ion channels, which tell the heart when to contract and to relax. Any disruption to these signals may lead to cardiac diseases such as an irregular ...

Cardiology

Too little sodium can be harmful to heart failure patients

For people with heart failure, restricting dietary sodium intake to levels below the standard recommended maximum of about 2.3 grams per day does not bring additional benefits and may increase the risk of death, according ...

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