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It seems that high amounts of salt are "bad for you" only in the context of low potassium . But most doctors either aren't aware of the fact that there needs to be a certain proportion of salt and potassium, or they don't bother telling patients because the doctors know most people won't eat anymore potassium-rich foods, so they just tell them to "eat less salt." This video has some references to studies backing this: link to this video There's also this book that argues for the importance of salt in our food, of which I heard good things but haven't read: link