Scientists Warn: Too Little Sodium Can Be Deadly to Heart Failure Patients

Cutting sodium below current recommendations could be counterproductive, research finds. For people with heart failure, restricting dietary sodium intake to levels below the standard recommended maximum of about 2.3 grams per day does not bring additional benefits and may increase the risk of death, according to findings from nine randomized controlled trials in a new … Continue reading Scientists Warn: Too Little Sodium Can Be Deadly to Heart Failure Patients