I am aware that people say albinos should not consume salt, but there is nothing to prove it scientifically. There is no correlation between salt consumption by the albino and negative effect on them or their skin. The idea that consumption of salt by people with albinism was the cause of the burns they got on their skin was a myth. The only reason why people living with albinism would have skin burn was because of exposure to the sun. Salt consumption had become imperative for them because it is a very important dietary requirement and a person deficient in salt could end up with iodine deficiency that could cause goitre or hyponatremia — a condition characterised by low levels of sodium in the blood.