1.   Because it is dried, the fish must be soaked for nearly a day before cooking, both to rehydrate it and to remove the excess salt.

2.   Because the transgenic plants move excess salt to the leaves, the tomatoes taste the same as ordinary ones, he said.

3.   A can of rinsed, drained chickpeas or white beans added to the stock for the same amount of time also will absorb excess salt.

4.   Doctors now think excess salt can accelerate dehydration, even leading to blood clots, kidney failure, heart attack and strokes.

5.   However, it is not water that is bloating but rather the excess salts and carbohydrates consumed that hold water in the body.

6.   Rinse capers to eliminate excess salt.

7.   Remove the flowers from the bag and shake off the excess salt.

8.   Rinse capers to eliminate excess salt or brine.

9.   BNP is a hormone that helps guard the heart against excess salt and water retention, which occurs as the heart starts to fail.