How much salt will kill you?

Answer 1

It depends on which "salt" you're talking about. However for common table salt i e sodium chloride, the lowest published lethal concentration is 1,000 mg/kg.

Answer 2

depends on your body mass and how well hydrated you are. If we assume that you're quite healthy and look after yourself then I would guess that 50 grams could finish you off if it's not mixed with anything else and no water. But then again some people are salt sensitive and can be killed by much much less.

Answer 3

It would probably vary from person to person, depending on weight, absorption ability, etc. For instance, did you realize that salt is used in some abortions? (I didn't until I researched your question)
http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/ASMF/asmf9.html
A 2 year old girl had 3,400 milligrams of salt in her stomach when she died:
http://www.local6.com/news/1206349/detail.html
"Too much" but not quite enough won't kill you, but lead to brain damage http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3106617.stm
http://www.saltinstitute.org/28.html

Answer 4

salt will not necessarily 'kill' you, it will just result in an abnormally high blood pressure, which certainly may lead to death.

While I am not quite sure of the exact amount of sodium in your diet that may cause in death, I strongly advise you to use it sparingly.

Answer 5

If dropped from the proper height as little as half a pound would do it if it hit you on the head ... as for ingesting the stuff, i would say it would take quite a lot and you would get very thirsty long before you carked it.

Answer 6

3 tablespoons plus a gallon

Answer 7

16 tons

Answer 8

it actually takes a large amount of pounds of salt.

Answer 9

3,500 mg just did a report on this

Answer 10

enough