Reducing the daily salt intake by just ``1 g'' can reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack and save millions of lives
Salt is an indispensable seasoning to make meals delicious, but it is also known that too much salt is bad for your health. A study in China, where salt intake is reported to be high even by global standards, found that ``Reducing your daily salt intake by just 1g can significantly reduce the risk of
Reducing daily salt intake in China by 1 g could prevent almost 9 million cardiovascular events by 2030: a modeling study | BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health
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The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends less than 5g of salt intake per day , but it is extremely difficult for Japanese people to keep their salt intake below this level. Therefore, in Japan, the recommended salt intake for adult men is less than 7.5g per day, and for adult women less than 6.5g per day. There is a survey result that it is ingested.
Adults in China also consume an average of 10 g or more of salt per day, and like Japan, their salt intake far exceeds the recommended amount by WHO. In China, 40% of deaths are due to cardiovascular diseases such as ischemic heart disease and stroke, and excessive salt intake is known to cause cardiovascular disease, so the Chinese research team and cardiovascular disease risk.
'Previous estimates of the health effects of reducing salt intake in China have used outdated or unreliable data sources, and the multi-year effects of reducing salt intake on blood pressure have been reported,' said the researchers. 'The impact was not considered.'
The research team used a database of randomized controlled trials conducted in six provinces throughout China (Qinghai, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Sichuan, Jiangxi, and Hunan) to determine the salt intake and blood pressure of more than 5,000 people. Data were collected and analyzed based on recent research findings on the effect of reduced salt intake on systolic blood pressure.
As a result of the analysis, it was found that reducing the salt intake by just 1 g per day reduced the risk of ischemic heart disease by about 4% and the risk of stroke by about 6%. Also, if this reduction in salt intake continues until 2030, it is possible to prevent 9 million cases of cardiovascular disease from 2022 alone. The impact is significant, as 4 million out of 9 million cases of cardiovascular disease are estimated to be fatal.
In addition, the Chinese government has set a goal of reducing salt intake to less than 5g per day by 2030. If this goal is achieved, the risk of ischemic heart disease is reduced by approximately 23%, and the risk of stroke is reduced by approximately 23%. is expected to be reduced by approximately 30%. In addition, although the study focused on cardiovascular disease due to data limitations, the research team suggests that reducing salt intake may also affect the risk of chronic kidney disease and stomach cancer.
The research team said, ``Reducing salt intake in China could significantly reduce cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality in men and women of all ages nationwide.'' , maintenance will prevent millions of unnecessary cardiovascular disease developments and deaths.'
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