Although its almost impossible to eat too much salt it can have serious effects on your health such as: raise your blood pressure, which increases the risk of serious conditions such as stroke and Heart disease.
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Sodium deficiency symptoms can range from headaches, confusion, muscle cramps, and fatigue to coma and sudden death. If you think you have a sodium deficiency, you should talk to your doctor immediately.
The body's physiology (e.g. how it functions) is complex and rather 'brilliant' in design. Just like a child's see-saw at a playground, the body has many built-in mechanisms to keep a homeostatic state--e.g. "normal". if you imagine a see-saw when one side goes "up" the other side goes "down". Many electrolytes, such as sodium and potassium, operate in a similar manner. The body's job is normally to keep those two electrolytes "in balance" (though the actual blood values of each are never "equal"). However, if outside forces change the normal "balance", the body has a lot of difficulty putting the body back to a state of homeostasis.
So, if you use a lot of table salt, especially when eating processed or canned foods that already contain high levels of salt, your blood sodium will rise. When sodium rises, your potassium blood level drops. The heart needs a more precise blood level of potassium just to maintain normal electrical heart functioning. When potassium drops the heart doesn't contract properly. In fact, ALL muscles in the body can have symptoms when potassium is too low or too high.
The body first tries to correct sodium-potassium imbalances by having the kidneys filter more sodium. But excreting sodium also relies on fluids. So, for example, a person who is dehydrated and consumes more salt (sodium) will have a harder time having the kidneys excrete enough sodium to bring potassium back into a relative balanced state. Persons who do not recognize thirst, a common symptom when consuming additional salt, may not drink or drink enough. In fact, most people are in slight dehydration because (a) people do not drink enough water, (b) people consume too much added salt and (c) people rely on soft drinks, but sugary drinks add glucose which can make the body's blood glucose too high; glucose also relies partly on fluid balance.
Although it is worse to have high potassium and low sodium, having low potassium and high sodium still causes problems. Muscles and even the brain don't work well (including muscle weakness), the heart won't beat properly, etc.
How to maintain better sodium-potassium balance:
If you eat too much sodium, you are likely to suffer from high blood pressure, especially in later life. As your kidneys start to release increased amounts of water, the volume of blood that is being pumped around your body also increases.
If you consume too much sodium, over time heart disease can become a serious problem.
A small amount of excess raises blood pressure and makes you thirsty. A large excess will kill you.