Common painkillers may be causing heart attacks and strokes because of the high content of salt in them, the researchers from the University College London and the University of Dundee, are now warning.

Thepatients, who regularly take soluble forms of aspirin, paracetamol and ibuprofen, are 22 per cent more likely to suffer a stroke,and seven times more likely to suffer high blood pressure. As informsThe Daily Mail, the risk of death increases by 28%.

Certain painkillers were found to contain 50 per cent more salt than the safe daily limit for an adult, which is 6 grams. Scientists urge pharmaceutical companies to place an alert on drugs.Andpatientsareadvisedtorefusesolubletablets.

The researchers studied data of 1,29 million people, who took soluble forms of paracetamol, aspirin, ibuprofen, vitaminD, zinc and calcium for seven years. Regular intake of soluble tablets increased the risk of premature death, stroke and heart attack by 16%.

An adult person should not exceed consumption of 6 grams of salt per day, but people usually eat 8 grams.