Why is too much Sodium Bad?

Question

Hey, i just wanted to know the effects of overloading your body with sodium..

Answer 1

Your cells are made up of water. Now think about what happens when you take in too much sodium, they shrivel up and make you feel sick and can cause death. think of putting salt on a slug or snail, now think about the same thing only replace the slugs with cells....yeah.

Answer 2

Sodium is something your body needs but not in excess. It tends to cause the body to hold water and even can make you swell. The snacks you use can be changed like eating fruit or fresh vegetables instead of the processed snacks you're using. You would be losing weight faster by cutting your intake of sodium though. Give the fresh fruit a try and see if you don't have more success. Lots of luck!

Answer 3

Too much sodium will raise your blood pressure and that can cause dehydration and put you at risk for stroke or a cardiac event.

Answer 4

too much sodium can cause problems with blood pressure and can also cause gal stones

Answer 5

Yes, but you have to have some sodium in your diet. but, just a little.

Answer 6

It can cause high blood pressure and hypertension. Bone loss can also be a (smaller) side effect.

Answer 7

because all of that salt in your blood raises your blood pressure which can cause hypertention and a long list of health problems, especially specific to the heart

Answer 8

It can elevate you blood pressure and make a disorder in your organs, is so dangerous that you may suffer a kidneys' decease as renal attack, where you kidneys stop working and may cause you dead.

Answer 9

highblood pressure, edema(swelling and fluid under skin which can become toxic) also put you at a higher risk of having a stroke or a heart attack.

Answer 10

thats salt. the kind of salt we have is bad. not like see salt or himilayian salt. salty salty salty!!!!