Salt News

Studies have shown that a diet high in salt can be associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer. New research suggests that when a high-salt diet is associated with an infection by the ulcer-causing bacterium, then the risk rises even further.

With the declining supply of road salt and the higher prices, many communities are switching to a more cost efficient, and yet environmentally friendly solution.

Approximately 300 people evacuated from their Louisiana homes in early August, many forced to spend Thanksgiving in hotels or campgrounds, are still looking for answers and wondering when, or if, they will ever be able to return home.

Fast food is high in sodium, and new research indicates how much sodium is in fast food may depend on what region it was sold in.

Warwick - New medical research published August 12 suggests that reducing our salt intake could have drastic effects on our health and mortality, but haven’t we heard it all before somewhere?

Supermarkets across major Chinese cities ran out of salt after frenzied shoppers queued up to buy salt after rumors spread that it can guard against radiation exposure.

She's not Bourne or Bond, Angelina Jolie is 'Salt,' (on Blu-Ray/DVD) a smart, tough CIA agent on the run. The Oscar winner talks about 'Salt,' being a good actress and a great parent. Also: Caprica, Family Guy, Wall Street, Devil and other new releases.

London - The extremely high salt consumption of Canadians is a contributing factor in the high heart failure rates seen in Canada, and yet we are training our children to crave salt, a panel of experts said recently.

Angelina Jolie was injured while shooting an action scene for her latest movie Salt. The actress didn't appear to be injured but a bump to her head spent her to hospital.

Regulating what we eat, and this time it’s not Los Angeles, where one councilwoman instituted a ban on the building of any new fast food restaurants in her district, because her constituents are too fat.