Salt: Fact or Myth? [news]
Someone's told you, you have read, you have heard, or maybe you have just 'always thought'.... find out what's true and what's not about salt. The marketing of specialty salts can make them sound healthy. They are not; and for the sake of your heart, it is recommended to cut back on all salt. Salt is also known as sodium chloride. It's the sodium in salt that can raise your blood pressure. It doesn't matter how expensive salt is, where it is from, or whether it comes in grains, crystals or flakes - it still contains sodium.