Is eating a lot of salt harmful to your gut? Some scientists think so. They have found that diets high in sodium can have a detrimental impact on your gut microbiome, the community of trillions of bacteria, viruses and other microbes that live in our intestines.

In studies, scientists have discovered that consuming high levels of sodium can suppress some of the beneficial microbes that live in our guts. Cutting back on salt seems to have the opposite effect.