Home cooking with less salt

This Week’s Top Stories from Harvard Health

Home cooking with less salt Most Americans still consume far too much salt, which raises blood pressure and the risk of heart disease. Despite these warnings, the average sodium intake in this country is about 30% more than is recommended by the federal dietary guidelines.

Get your copy of A Guide to Healthy Eating Eat real food. That’s the essence of today’s nutrition message. Our knowledge of nutrition has come full circle, back to eating food that is as close as possible to the way nature made it. Based on a solid foundation of current nutrition science, Harvard’s Special Health Report A Guide to Healthy Eating: Strategies, tips, and recipes to help you make better food choices describes how to eat for optimum health.

Coronavirus status report When there's a global pandemic, it's nice to hear from the steady, transparent and yes even reassuring voice of experts on the front lines. We spoke to Dr. Ashish K. Jha, faculty director of the Harvard Global Health Institute. Dr. Jha's recent appearance on the PBS Newshour caused reverberations throughout the federal and state response system. Here's his update.

Additional News from Harvard Health Publishing Coronavirus Resource Center Is osteoarthritis reversible? What works best for treating depression and anxiety in dementia?

A Guide to Healthy Eating Featured content: • A healthy eating style • Choosing healthful carbohydrates • Finding the best fats • Picking healthful protein • Vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals •  ... and more! Click here to read more »