No salt is as bad as too much salt.
A friend of mine was once in a place where he couldn't get any salt food, an' he ate a lot of these shellfish.

What was the result?
Scurvy! He hasn't a tooth in his head today.

An' he's only thirty." "Why didn't you tell me ?" cried Kate indignantly, and she laid a tentative finger against her white teeth, as if expecting to find them loose.
"I didn't want to hurt McTee's feelin's.

Besides, maybe a few of them won't hurt you--much!" McTee suddenly burst into laughter, but there was little mirth in the sound.
"Maybe you know these are the great blue clams that are famous for their salt." "Really ?" said Kate, greatly relieved.
"Yes," went on McTee, his eyes wandering slightly.

"This species of clam has an unusual organ by which it extracts some of the salt from the sea water while taking its food.