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Sodium is also an important mineral that helps in relaxing various muscles while conducting nerve impulses. As per USDA, the daily permissible amount of salt that adults can consume is less than 2,300 mg per day, which is equivalent to about 1 teaspoon of table salt! It is important that adults consume this much salt per day so as to maintain the vital functions of the body. However, if salt is eaten in excess, it can lead to a condition called hypernatremia which not only causes dehydration in the body but brain dysfunction as well. Excess sodium can also lead to muscle twitching, confusion in the mind, coma, seizures and even death. Excess sodium doesn’t mean you are adding too much salt to your diet, but there are several foods like preloaded sandwiches to pizzas that are high in sodium and you would not be knowing about them. But, you need not worry about it as there are several foods, which when consumed can balance the amount of sodium present in your body and this relieves you of the health issues caused by excess sodium. Here are some of the foods you can eat if you have had too much salt recently.