A new study has found a link between those who add extra salt to their food at the table and dying young. While medical experts have been aware of the health risks of sodium, the new research has revealed just how damaging it may be when you add a bit extra at dinnertime.
The researchers looked at 501,379 people taking part in the UK Biobank study and found that those who always added salt to their food had a 28 percent increased risk of dying prematurely. The data also showed that those who added salt had a lower life expectancy on average.
For men aged 50 who added salt to their food, 2.28 years was knocked off their lives, for women of the same age it was 1.5 years. The research looked at whether or not people added salt to their foods at the table, and did not focus on adding salt during cooking.
