Excessive salt intake can lead to high blood pressure (hypertension) which increases the risk of heart attack or stroke. But a high-salt diet is also not good for your immune system says a new study. For the first time researchers at the University Hospital Bonn have revealed that excessive salt intake significantly weakens an important arm of the immune system. They found that participants who consumed an additional six grams of salt per day had pronounced immune deficiencies. Six grams of salt is roughly the amount contained in two fast food meals i.e. two burgers and two portions of French