What Happens When You Eat Too Little Salt?

Research reveals too little salt can be as dangerous as too much

It may not be that we eat too much salt, but rather too much salt from highly processed foods.goodbishop/Shutterstock

Few would argue that the Western diet contains too much salt. Not just salty, processed foods that are so readily available at convenience stores and even gas stations that we probably shouldn’t be eating anyway but all the salt we add to our meals as well.

In fact, it’s often observed that people will add salt to their food before even tasting it.