NEW DELHI: An average Indian consumes 8g (grams) of salt daily when the recommended daily limit is 5g, according to a study published in the journal Nature Portfolio.
The study is based on a sample survey carried out as part of the National NCD (Non-Communicable Diseases) Monitoring Survey in which researchers, among other things, monitored urinary sodium (a key component of salt) excretion in 3,000 adults and the intake of salt was estimated using a globally standardised formula. According to the study, a higher-than-recommended salt intake was observed among all adults, across sociodemographic profiles. But further analysis showed men had a higher salt intake (8.9g/day) compared to women (7.9g/daily).
Similarly, the employed (8.6g), current tobacco users (8.3g), obese (9.2g) and those with raised blood pressure (8.5g) were found to have a higher salt intake than the unemployed, those…
The study is based on a sample survey carried out as part of the National NCD (Non-Communicable Diseases) Monitoring Survey in which researchers, among other things, monitored urinary sodium (a key component of salt) excretion in 3,000 adults and the intake of salt was estimated using a globally standardised formula. According to the study, a higher-than-recommended salt intake was observed among all adults, across sociodemographic profiles. But further analysis showed men had a higher salt intake (8.9g/day) compared to women (7.9g/daily).
Similarly, the employed (8.6g), current tobacco users (8.3g), obese (9.2g) and those with raised blood pressure (8.5g) were found to have a higher salt intake than the unemployed, those…
