Ideally an adult should consume no less than 5 grams per day. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that 2.5 million deaths could be prevented each year if global salt consumption were reduced to the recommended level.
Though sodium is important for our body and the main source of it is through our diet, overconsumption is lethal to the body in the long run. As per a research study on an average Indians consume 11 grams of salt per day which is more than twice the WHO recommendation.
Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of death in the country.