I am interested to know the detrimental effects that salt has on the body.
208725
Having too high a salt intake can be detrimental to your health (heart disease, blood pressure and more), as well as dehydrate you. But, if you drink TOO much water (like, A LOT), you can dilute the salts or minerals in your body, which is also detrimental to your health. \nIt's all about staying in balance. Luckily, our bodies usualy know how to do this even when we screw up...
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how about dropping all salt intake??  avoid all salty foods.\nif symptoms persist, asked your doc about other higher end anti-biotics.\n\nTIP: AS MUCH AS POSIBLE, AVOID TETRACYCLINE DERIVED ANTIBIOTICS.  THEY CAN CAUSE RENAL DAMAGE. (NEPHROTOXIC)\nI SUGGEST YOU GO FOR A SECOND OPINION. \n\nJOMAR S.T. NDGM '96
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A lot of milk can cause stomach pain. This is because the content is so thick. Salt doesn't necessarily make your stomach hurt but it will cause you to be extra thirsty and it will cause you to have what is called water weight. It will help store water in your tissue which would not make you look to good. Fat is the big thing. Or the amount of food is another. It will stretch your stomach and therefore make you eat more. This is unhealthy. Does that answer your question?
227918
Sugar causes the body to produce insulin and this leads to the storage of excess calories as fat.  Sodium doesn't have much to do with fat at all.
420383
Actually....You need to watch your salt and fat intake. \n\nWhat Causes Lymphedema?\n\nPrimary lymphedema, which can affect from one to as many as four limbs and/or other parts of the body, can be present at birth, develop at the onset of puberty (praecox) or in adulthood (tarda), all from unknown causes, or associated with vascular anomolies such as hemangioma, lymphangioma, Port Wine Stain, Klippel Trenaury.\n\nSecondary lymphedema, or acquired lymphedema, can develop as a result of surgery, radiation, infection or trauma. Specific surgeries, such as surgery for melanoma or breast, gynecological, head and neck, prostate or testicular, bladder or colon cancer, all of which currently require removal of lymph nodes, put patients at risk of developing secondary lymphedema. If lymph nodes are removed, there is always a risk of developing lymphedema.\n\nSecondary lymphedema can develop immediately post-operatively, or weeks, months, even years later. It can also develop when chemotherapy is unwisely administered to the already affected area (the side on which the surgery was performed) or after repeated aspirations of a seroma (a pocket of fluid which occurs commonly post-operatively) in the axilla, around the breast incision, or groin area. This often causes infection and, subsequently, lymphedema.\n\nAircraft flight has also been linked to the onset of lymphedema in patients post-cancer surgery (likely due to the decreased cabin pressure). For more information, see the NLN Position Paper on Air Travel (pdf format, 231kb).\n\nAnother cause of lower extremity lymphedema is that resulting from the use of Tamoxifen. This medication can cause blood clots and subsequent DVT (deep venous thrombosis).\n\nRadiation therapy, used in the treatment of various cancers and some AIDS-related diseases (such as Kaposi-Sarcoma), can damage otherwise healthy lymph nodes and vessels, causing scar tissue to form which interrupts the normal flow of the lymphatic fluid. Radiation can also cause skin dermatitis or a burn similar to sunburn. It is important to closely monitor the radiated area for any skin changes, such as increased temperature, discoloration (erythema) or blistering which can lead into the development of lymphedema. Be sure to keep the area soft with lotion recommended by your radiation oncologist.\n\nLymphedema can develop secondary to lymphangitis (an infection) which interrupts normal lymphatic pathway function. A severe traumatic injury in which the lymphatic system is interrupted and/or damaged in any way may also trigger the onset of lymphedema. Although extremely rare in developed countries, there is a form of lymphedema called Filariasis which affects as many as 200 million people worldwide (primarily in the endemic areas of southeast Asia, India and Africa). When the filarial larvae from a mosquito bite enters the lymphatic system, these larvae mature into adult worms in the peripheral lymphatic channels, causing severe lymphedema in the arms, legs and genitalia (also known as Elephantiasis).
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yes\n-sodium helps the body maintain water balance also if we were made of 100% pure water our cells would explode, so sodium dissolves in water helps to keep water in and out of cells\n-calcium helps build strong bones  - wihtout women and some men get osteoperosis\n-potassium i'm not sure but its metal and has to do something with the blood . . . good luck
244148
Could be too much salt in your diet but I suggest you see a doctor the next time this happens.
603598
I have the similar problem. It bugs me no end.  watch your salt intake. not just the salt you put on your food, but salty foods, people who cook with salt, canned foods have salt, processed foods have lots of salt(lunch meat, hot dogs etc). read the pkgs of the food you eat, calulate how much salt you are taking in, cut back and drink lots of water to flush out your body. at night when you go to bed, raise your legs and feet up higher than your heart. also exercise. sweat the excess water/salt from your body but drink water when you do. if it continues to bother you go to your regular doctor and ask for water pills.
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Magnesium deficiency may lead to a number of pathologies, but a more direct answer would have to do with the sympathetic nervous system.  The more proximal effect of a change in the sodium-potassium pump is a partial depolarization of neurons, because of an inability to maintain the ionic gradient critical for hyperpolarization...If an increased number of sodium ions enter the neuron, then it becomes much more excitable, and will fire more frequently.  This can lead to over activation of the sympathetic nervous system, which will, among other things, cause vasoconstriction (narrowing of the arteries), increased heart rate, etc- It would be a classic stress response, and lead to high blood pressure, which in turn can cause congestive heart failure and hemorrhagic stroke.  If there is a significant malfunction of this enzyme in the central nervous system (i.e. brain and spinal cord), it would cause death.
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she is s__-ing you\ntoo much potassium will cause electrolyte imbalance.. heart, kidney problems\nBut oral consumption of bananas would have to be tremendous to do any permanent damage
64977
Salt is extracellular.  An increase in salt in the body causes winds up causing the kidneys to try and conserve water to dilute it, hence the bloating.  A way to avoid this is to drink more water and dilute it, before you start bloating.
532893
Have you tries a cardiac or diabetic diet?  Limit the amount of salt in take,  Will show as sodium on lables.  If you are retaining fluid try to limit the salt to no salt or 2 grams per day
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serious side effects, \n\nan allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives); \nan irregular or fast heartbeat; \nchest pains or very high blood pressure (blurred vision, severe headache, flushing); \nunusual behavior or confusion; or \nliver damage (yellowing of the skin or eyes, nausea, abdominal pain or discomfort, unusual bleeding or bruising, severe fatigue).
500402
Well sodium isn't nesecessarily bad but only in moderation. If you are frequently eating stuff with over 10% of your DV then that is too much. Excess sodium will lead to water storage which in turn is water weight. If you are trying to lose weight I'd opt to stay away from sodium if possible.
271909
salt aggravates rheumatic pain so if u can survive w/o salt then do it.. otherwise, u'll suffer more & more pain..
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See the link for a short, clear, explanation.\nIt is what the salt does to the water in the meat\nand what too salty a condition does to living cells.\n\nPS Genghis Khan's men put slices of meat under their saddles\nand the heat and salt from the horse's sweat\npreserved the meat for the men to eat on the road.
411751
could be a chemical reaction to processed salt (iodine...etc)...try switching to sea salt.