Dr. Keith Roach is a physician at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital. He writes an educational column on infectious diseases, public health and sports medicine. DEAR DR.

High blood pressure (hypertension) is a major health concern worldwide, increasing the risk of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular problems. Recent research suggests a simple yet effective ...

Cooking with a salt substitute might lead to blander food, but it could lower the risk of premature death and cardiovascular disease. Those are the findings of a new systematic analysis that was ...

Few people with high blood pressure were using salt substitutes, even though they are a simple and effective way to lower sodium intake and manage blood pressure, according to preliminary research ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been using “lite salt,” which has 50% less sodium than regular table salt. Do you agree that this is OK? -- C.D. ANSWER: Lower-sodium salt substitutes are generally made from ...

Using less salt in your food may seem boring, but the payoffs could be as big as a lowered risk of death, new research has found. Using a salt substitute when cooking was linked with a lower risk of ...