Intake of salt reduced in China
In China since 2000, showed a decrease in the intake of salt, but the salt is used the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended by double the amount. This information in a new research Found.
In this research between 2000 and 2009-2011 in 31 provinces of China, a total of 12 provinces, 46 percent of the diet of the population was surveyed.
The researchers found that the average Chinese residents dietary salt consumption has decreased by 22.2 percent. Since 2000, it declined from 11.8 grams per day by the year 2009 recorded 9.2 grams.
China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment Wu Yongning, says the main author of this study, we will proceed with the current momentum, it is likely that China proposed by the World Health Organization, by 2025 the average daily salt intake of 30 percent reduction target is achieved.
Wu explains that sodium than salt consumption has been negligence in the case of the Chinese population. He added sodium consumption in China is only 12.3 percent decline. Studies of daily sodium consumption Decreased from 5.6 grams to 6.4 grams per registered.
This rate, however, is not optimistic.
The WHO has recommended less than five grams per day Kilogram salt and sodium intake should be less than two grams. Wu says, although the average salt consumption of Chinese residents has declined considerably during the 10 years, but
It is still far from ideal sodium intake.
In view of the increasing incidence of hypertension and other chronic diseases in China is strictly need to reduce salt intake.
In 2014, the American magazine, The New England Journal of Medicine published a study showed About 16.5 million per year in the world of heart disease related deaths can be attributed to the high consumption of sodium.
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