{"id":261973,"date":"2023-09-27T19:22:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T13:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=261973"},"modified":"2023-09-27T21:04:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T15:34:43","slug":"indians-eat-more-salt-than-who-recommendation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indians-eat-more-salt-than-who-recommendation\/","title":{"rendered":"Indians eat more salt than WHO recommendation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article \u201c<\/span><b>Indians eat more salt than WHO recommendation\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in \u201c<\/span><b>The Hindu\u201d on 26th September 2023.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has published a study on salt intake among Indians in the journal Nature.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What are the key findings of the study?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-261974\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GAFBQ5DU6.1GDKBQ6AGA.1.png?resize=300%2C156&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GAFBQ5DU6.1GDKBQ6AGA.1.png?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GAFBQ5DU6.1GDKBQ6AGA.1.png?resize=768%2C399&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GAFBQ5DU6.1GDKBQ6AGA.1.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: The Hindu<\/p>\n<p><b>High Salt Intake in India: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The estimated mean daily salt intake in India is 8 g, which exceeds the World Health Organization&#8217;s recommended limit of up to 5 g per day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 This excessive salt intake is more common among men, people in rural areas, and those who are overweight or obese.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">alt intake was higher in employed people, and current tobacco users and those with high blood pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why is this study relevant?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), restricting salt intake is one of the most beneficial and cost-effective methods to reduce the incidence of blood pressure by 25%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A high sodium level in the diet also increases the stroke and cardiac failure severity.Salty diet is responsible for 3 million deaths globally because of cardiovascular diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In India, cardiovascular diseases account for an estimated 28.1% of the total deaths in India.In 2016, 1.63 million deaths were attributable to hypertension as against 0.78 million deaths in 1990.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cIndians eat more salt than WHO recommendation\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 26th September 2023. What is the News? Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has published a study on salt intake among Indians in the journal Nature. What are the key findings of the study? 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