Salt might not only be responsible for the exponential rise in obesity and diabetes worldwide, but also many health ailments including heart attacks, strokes, dementia and kidney disease. We need salt as it is the most common source of sodium and chloride ions, which can only be made through food intake.
1. Eating too much salt can up your blood pressure levels and put you at greater risk of health problems such as heart disease and stroke.
2. High salt intake has also been associated with bone health, including osteoporosis. Salt is known to affect bones by causing increased calcium excretion in the urine. 99 percent of the body’s calcium is stored in our bones and the loss of calcium can weaken bones.
3. Salt is necessary for the production of stomach acid; but too much salt consumption can do bad. Studies in the past have linked excessive salt consumption to stomach cancer, there has been a general trend observed that high salt consumption was correlated with increased risk of stomach cancer.