Management on sanitary inspection by the Food and Drug Administration recommends consuming no more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium per day (about one teaspoon). Sodium ions are involved in the circulation of water in the body and help conduct nerve impulses. However, many people eat much more salt.

Specialists conducted a study on mice. The researchers fed adult rodents food with high salt content. Furthermore, they were placed in chicken embryos salty environment. The study showed that excess salt leads to a number of changes in the liver of animals. They ranged from the unusual shape of the cells to their death and the violation of the fission process. This increases the risk of fibrosis. Fortunately, vitamin C helped to partially restore damaged cells.