Sodium is not a pathogen, but it, too, kills. Just ask the World Health Organization (WHO), which reports that two million of the eight million poor diet deaths can be blamed on high sodium intake.

In older adults, low sodium often results from certain medications, kidney issues, or infections. Because multiple factors may contribute, treatment depends on identifying the underlying cause. Sodium ...

Low blood sodium, or hyponatremia, is a potentially serious condition that often goes unnoticed until symptoms become severe. Dr. Sudhir Kumar, MD, a senior neurologist at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, ...

Rebecca Jaspan is a registered dietitian specializing in anorexia, binge eating disorder, and bulimia, as well as disordered eating and orthorexia. Electrolyte powders are made up of sodium, potassium ...

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