I've been having too much salt in your diet can do a number on your body even your mind our health reporter Haley Hernandez has been telling us about the dangers of too much sodium and she's here with some signs we need to keep in mind so at 5:00 I showed you ways to enjoy flavor in your foods without overloading on sodium now here are some signs that you probably need to cut down on how much salt you're eating first your brain feels foggy a study out of Canada found adults with high sodium in their diets had a higher chance of cognitive decline than those who had less salt now you may also feel a raging thirst sodium messes with a balance of fluid in your body making you crave more water that seems like an obvious one right well another sign is swelling in strange places now this is called edema which can make you feel and look more bloated too much sodium can also increase the amount of protein found in your urine which can raise your risk of kidney disease and even kidney stones there's also the risk of stomach ulcers a study in the journal infection and immunity found people should be wary of salt damaging the lining of their stomach now you should also check your blood pressure high blood pressure could be due to extra sodium holding more fluid in your body making your heart pump faster and according to the American Heart Association these salty six foods that you should cut down on our cold cuts bread and rolls pizza sandwiches burgers and canned foods now they even suggest rinsing canned foods like beans and vegetables before you eat them yeah because you can't go without eating canned vegetables you've got to have those in the pantry to grab at any moment so when you can't make a steak without salt so so what can you do what to do about just eat it all in moderation I mean a lot of the like the frozen meats just are pumped full of sodium yeah you don't want to add the extra sodium that's why they said in the last hour you know if you're doing this you're adding too much sodium to your diet yeah all right Thank You Haley good it has got
