The National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability is focused on examining health disparities among adults with disabilities and is trying to help them achieve health benefits through increased participation in physical and social activities.

“If the product claims 25 to 50 percent less sodium than the original, it could still be a high-sodium food,” Bowman said. Warning words to search for when scanning ingredients are mono sodium glutamate, sodium benzoate, sodium chloride, sodium nitrate (or nitrite), sodium bisulfite and baking soda.

While this virus was first discovered in 1947, it was only the cause of small and sporadic outbreaks in Africa and southeast Asia prior to 2007. Since 2007, the virus has slowly marched across the South Pacific Islands, and it reached South America in 2013 or 2014.

The American Heart Association has been raising awareness, supporting research and working to fight against cardiovascular disease since 1924. Of their causes, the AHA initiated the Go Red for Women campaign in 2004 to empower women to take control of their health.