Beyond Hypertension: Other Reasons to Reduce Sodium

Bone loss and kidney stones are just some of the little-known risks of overloading on salt

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By now, most of us know that Americans consume too much sodium—more than 3,300 milligrams daily, on average—in the form of sodium chloride (aka salt). That’s well above the recommended 2,300 mg daily ...