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I just had a dinner that contained so much salt it was gross to eat and made me really thirsty. can this cause heart attack? or immediate illness?
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Unlikely: But may hold water weight, until salt load excreted. Take plenty of fluids. At your age low risk!
Answered 4/9/2014
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