Dietary salt is a lethal substance often referred to as white death
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Evidence shows that excessive dietary salt can be lethal and that the substance is indeed sometimes referred to as 'white death' due to its potential toxicity.
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skeptics.stackexchange.com: Is salt "white death"?
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It confirms that salt is sometimes called 'white death' due to health risks from excess intake.
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en.wikipedia.org: Salt poisoning
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It confirms that lethal salt poisoning is possible from excessive sodium chloride intake.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: A Systematic Review of Fatalities Related to Acute Ingestion of Salt. A ...
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It reviews fatalities related to acute ingestion of salt, confirming its lethal potential.