Eating more salt might increase your chances of heart problems as you get older — one big analysis found people who eat a lot of salt have about a 19% higher risk than those who eat less.

Eating more salt every day is linked to a higher chance of heart problems and strokes—every extra gram of salt per day raises your risk by a little bit, according to a big review of many studies.

Eating more salt is linked to heart disease risk — and this link stays about the same no matter how old you are, whether you're a man or woman, how long studies look at people, or how good the studies are.

People who eat about 3 to 6 grams of salt per day seem to have fewer heart problems and live longer than those who eat much less or much more salt — it’s like there’s a sweet spot for salt intake.

Eating too much salt is linked to higher blood pressure and a greater risk of heart problems in adults.

Eating less salt may help people live longer and avoid heart-related deaths, according to studies that combined results from many other studies.