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Most of the sodium we consume each day is “hidden” in packaged and restaurant foods – even foods that don’t taste particularly salty.

View information and resources on Salt and Sodium from the CDC.

Reducing sodium in restaurant food is an opportunity for choice.

In China, population-based blood pressure levels and prevalence of hypertension are increasing. Meanwhile, sodium intake, a major risk factor for hypertension, is high. In 2011, to develop intervention priorities for a salt reduction and hypertension control project in Shandong Province (population 96 million), a cross-sectional survey was conducted to collect information on sodium intake and hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control.

CDC Vital Signs - Reducing Sodium in Children's Diets

Just as your family is settling into summer mode, for many, August also marks back-to-school time. That means back to packing school lunches. Between teacher “meet and greets,” school supply shopping, and getting back on a routine sleep schedule, lunchbox packing tends to be last on the list. But, what your child eats for lunch matters more than you might realize.

Don’t let your heart cloud your judgment about safe and healthy food choices.

Find out what iodine is and what it does in your body, what foods provide it, and about iodine supplements.

Aprender lo que es el yodo y lo que hace en el cuerpo, cuales alimentos son fuentes de yodo, y de los suplementos dietéticos de yodo.

Too much sodium increases the risk of health problems like high blood pressure. Share these tips to help people lower the sodium in their diet.

Find out what iodine is and what it does in your body, what foods provide it, and about iodine supplements.