Salt water is absorbed well, but it also raises blood pressure quickly.
It is said that regularly drinking salt water in daily life increases the risk of hypertension.
Therefore, there is no real need to drink salt water on a regular basis.
However, in a state of dehydration, oral rehydration solutions or salt water can be helpful because they are absorbed quickly.
Also, eating slightly salty foods can help with digestion.
And it is also true that consuming too little salt can be harmful to health.
What doctors mean when they say that people should not drink salt water
(Doctors saying not to drink salt water)
is ultimately that there is no benefit to consuming too much salt.
After all, people already consume more than 5 g of salt per day through food alone,
so adding salt water on top of that is not recommended.
Consuming too much salt leads to high blood pressure, and that is considered the root of many diseases.
On the other hand, it is also true that consuming too little salt can be harmful.
The problem is that claims saying eating a lot of salt is not harmful at all and is actually good for health are not proven, and are highly likely to be harmful.
To summarize, if I truly believe that I am consuming too little salt and too much potassium,
then I can increase my salt intake to an appropriate level,
and if dehydration is the issue, I can simply drink a bit more water on a regular basis.
I also saw on YouTube that there is a doctor who said that patients who develop hyponatremia purely from eating too little salt are almost nonexistent,
and that most cases occur because overall food intake itself is very low.
That means it is difficult to develop hyponatremia severe enough to be hospitalized just from eating relatively little salt.
However, that does not necessarily mean there is no problem at all.
Even if it does not reach the point of requiring a hospital visit,
one’s condition or physical state may still worsen.
