I’ve always thought that the anti-salt thing has been way overdone.
No, you don’t want to eat too much salt. But these days, I’ll bet that the greater problem is all those people who eat too little salt.
When I got hurt so badly a year and half ago (lost a spleen, kidney, broke 3 ribs and fractured a vert, 2 weeks intensive care, didn't walk for months) one of the problems they had with me was my low sodium level.
I cook for myself. I don't go out to eat, except as a comp at a some friends restaurants, I don't eat out of boxes or cans (unless I canned it).
So my sodium level when I got hurt was low to normal. After 17 units of blood, 2 days of surgery, 1 week of gastro/nasal feeding, and then dealing with hospital food (spit!), my sodium level was really low.
As a culinary professional, I've brought that back up to low-normal as I healed. But when I work outside, I still take salt tablets, salt my food, and drink plenty of water.
Everybody is different. Blanket statements about avoiding foods in a diet are generally wrong.
/johnny