How your favourite condiment could be harming your health

Along with a study finding that it can affect cognitive function, a favourite condiment could also harm the heart and lower mood

Excess salt can be worse for our health that one would think. picture: iStock

We all know by now that too much salt in our diets is bad news for our blood pressure.

But recent studies have warned that excess salt may be worse for our health than we think, including raising the risk of poor sleep and low mood. Now researchers have also found that diets high in salt can affect brain health and are linked to memory decline in older men.