Campbells has been good about providing both 'normal' and low salt soups, broths and other products. Both are on the store shelves; it is your choice. If one compares the recommended daily salt limit against the salt content of processed and other foods the 'average' person eats, only rarely will the recommended limit be exceeded (people with diagnosed problems, of course should follow their physician's advice.
I don't like pops or sodas, so seldom drink them. There is little, or conflicting evidence about advantages of one sugar over another; until there is proven data, I won't worry about types. Individual doctors and dieticians may have a hair up their ass about certain substances; their opinions must be balanced against overall findings.
Bakeries here use mostly beet sugar, which is important economically to the province.