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 ...

Reducing sodium and increasing potassium intake can be a crucial strategy for minimizing the risk of stroke. Recent research indicates that using potassium-enriched salt substitutes instead of regular ...

In a recent study, salt substitutes reduced stroke-related mortality by 12% and recurrent stroke by 14% compared to regular salt intake. The research follows new guidelines from the World Health ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Despite their effectiveness in lowering sodium intake and managing blood pressure, salt substitutes were rarely used by people with high blood pressure, according to a review of almost 20 years of U.S ...

Older adults with normal BP living in China were 40% less likely to develop hypertension when using a potassium-enriched salt substitute for 2 years, according to researchers. “Among adults with ...