Salt should be minimized in your diet. Foods high in salt are frequently high in nitrosamines which by themselves cause cancer. Salted, smoked and pickled foods are not advised. Therefore avoid bacon and sausage and ham. These are also high in fat.
Salt is dangerous for people with hypertension.
Instead of salt use a salt substitute that is rich in potassium rather than in sodium. Cosalt, light salt and other salt substitutes are available in your market. Their labels should indicate their contents to be potassium chloride. Only patients with kidney disease need to be concerned about potassium excess in their diets. Potassium recently has been shown to have a blood pressure lowering effect.