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My girlfriend eats lots of table salt on all food. what are the dangers to health?

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Hypertension: Adding lots of salt will make high blood pressure worse if it's present. The health risks to folks who are not hypertensive (if any) is not clear. If the two of you are in a relationship, it's not worth making an issue of her personal preference.

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Answered 4/7/2016

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Salt: High blood pressure is the likely outcome. Heart changes and vascular changes may also occur. She may swell in legs over the day.

Answered 8/11/2014

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