A group of scientists from Germany, the United States and Belgium found that the abuse of table salt could damage the intestinal microflora of mammals, and subsequently lead to various diseases. The article was published on the website of the journal Nature.

Experts have studied the excrement of mice eating high-salt foods and found that they have decreased the number of bacteria Lactobacillus murinus, in connection with which the animals could develop autoimmune encephalomyelitis and hypertension.

Along with this, a pilot study conducted among people also showed that when salt is consumed in large quantities, the number of bacteria decreases, as well as the increase in the number of T-helper cells of type 17, which in such quantities lead to hypertension.

Previously, scientists have found that a diet low in table salt can cause cardiovascular disease and increase mortality.

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