Salt consumption in India is high. Recommended salt intake by WorldHealth Organization for Indians above 19 years is a maximum of 5g per day but the average daily salt consumption is about 10.98g i.e 119% of recommended value. Undivided Andhra Pradesh state tops the list for high salt intake with 42.3 g per day [1,2,3,4]
Recent Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) for Indians by National Institute of Nutrition’s (NIN) [9]
- Johnson C, Mohan S, Rogers K, et al. Mean Dietary Salt Intake in Urban and Rural Areas in India: A Population Survey of 1395 Persons.J Am Heart Assoc. 2017Jan 6;6(1). pii: e004547. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.004547
- Johnson C, Praveen D, Pope A, et al. Mean population salt consumption in India: a systematic review. J Hypertens.2017 Jan;35(1):3-9.
- Technical Working Group Meeting on Regional Action Plan and Targets for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases; Session I: Current situation and capacity in the South-East Asia Region to report on the global voluntary targets: Salt/sodium intake. Bangkok, Thailand, 11-13 June 2013http://www.searo.who.int/entity/noncommunicable_diseases/events/ncd_twg_bangkok_salt_sodium_intake.pdf?ua=1 accessed on 7th June,2017.
- Nutrient requirements and recommended dietary allowances for Indians. A report of the expert group of the Indian Council of Medical research 2009. National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad.
