Adding table salt to your food may increase your risk of stomach cancer by over 40%, a new study shows. Experts explain the findings and how to lower your risk.

A new study found that simply adding salt to your meals may increase your risk of developing stomach cancer by up to 40%.

Sprinkling a little salt on some mango or grapefruit doesn’t seem like something that would make it taste nicer and yet ...

Adding salt to food — even sometimes — was linked to an increased risk for chronic kidney disease, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.“Adding salt to foods is a behavior ...

On second thought, maybe don't pass the salt. The practice is associated with a lower life span and a higher risk for early death, according to a new study.

BOSTON - Adding salt to your food could increase your risk of Type 2 diabetes. Typically, we think of high blood pressure with added salt. But researchers at Tulane University studied more than ...

People who add salt to their food are 40 percent more likely to develop stomach cancer than those who don't, according to a new study in the journal Gastric Cancer.

Adding salt to whiskey may sound like a recipe for disaster, but it may actually be just the flavor boost your liquor is missing. Here's why.

Adding salt to food may raise the risk of suffering depression and anxiety, a study has shown. Research based on data from nearly half a million British adults found those who regularly added salt ...

Learn how much salt you should add to pasta water, why it’s an important step, and what salt does to pasta during cooking.